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1 dime
[daɪm]nome AE moneta f. da dieci centesimi, dieci centesimi m.pl.••they're a dime a dozen — colloq. [ goods] te li tirano dietro; [ books] non valgono niente
to stop on a dime — colloq. fermarsi di colpo
* * *(the tenth part of a dollar; 10 cents.) moneta da dieci centesimi* * *dime /daɪm/n. ( USA)«dime» ( moneta da 10 cent); (estens.) nulla, un centesimo: We didn't have a dime but we were happy, non avevamo un centesimo, ma eravamo felici● (fam. USA) a dime a dozen, dozzinale; da due soldi □ ( slang) dime dropper, spia, informatore ( della polizia) □ ( USA) dime novel, romanzetto di scarso valore □ ( USA) dime store, (sost.) grande magazzino a prezzi popolari □ ( USA) dime-store (agg., anche fig.) da due soldi: dime-store goods, articoli da due soldi; dime-store morality, morale da due soldi □ ( slang) to drop a dime on sb., fare la spia a q. □ to turn on a dime, rigirarsi in uno spazio ristrettissimo.(to) dime /daɪm/v. t.(pop. USA) fare la spia a; fare una soffiata su (q.).* * *[daɪm]nome AE moneta f. da dieci centesimi, dieci centesimi m.pl.••they're a dime a dozen — colloq. [ goods] te li tirano dietro; [ books] non valgono niente
to stop on a dime — colloq. fermarsi di colpo
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2 dime n
[daɪm](USA and Canada) monetina da 10 cent
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