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dime

/daɪm/

Übersetzungen

dimesubstantiv

dimes

Pl.

/daɪm/

монета

He found a dime on the sidewalk.

Он нашел монету на тротуаре.

десятицентовик

She used a dime to make a phone call.

Она использовала десятицентовик, чтобы позвонить.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Synonyme

dimeverb

dimed

Präteritum

dimed

Partizip Perfekt

diming

Gerundium

Synonyme

rat out

tell on

squeal on

give away

turn in

tip off

inform on

inform

dimeadjektiv

/daɪm/

Used attributively to denote cheapness, low quality, or a cost of ten cents (e.g., "dime novel", "dime store").

Synonyme

Definitionen

dimesubstantiv

A coin of the United States worth ten cents.

I found a dime on the sidewalk while walking to the store.

Ten cents as a unit of money; by extension, any very small amount of money.

The phone call used to cost just a dime.

Something common and therefore of little value (chiefly in the phrase "a dime a dozen").

Talented programmers used to be a dime a dozen in that market.

A prison sentence of ten years. (slang, US)

He did a dime for armed robbery.

A person considered extremely attractive; a perfect "ten". (slang, US)

Everyone agreed the new singer was a real dime.

Ten dollars' worth of an illicit drug, especially marijuana. (slang, US)

He picked up a dime of weed before the concert.

An assist in basketball; a pass that leads directly to a score. (slang, US sports)

The point guard dished out nine dimes in the second half.

dimeverb

To inform on or betray (someone) to the authorities. (slang, chiefly US)

She dimed on the gang to avoid jail time.

dimeadjektiv

Cheap; inexpensive or low-quality (usually attributive).

He picked up a dime novel at the station.