dime

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/daɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dīm)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dime nUS (coin worth 10 cents)moneda de diez centavos nf + loc adj
 Joan put another dime in the jukebox.
 Joan metió otra moneda de diez centavos en la máquina de discos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
a dime a dozen (US),
ten a penny (UK) adj		figurative, informal (common)a montones loc adv
 (coloquial)a patadas loc adv
  hasta debajo de las piedras loc adv
 In Hollywood, aspiring young actresses are a dime a dozen.
 En Hollywood, jóvenes aspirantes a actrices hay a montones.
dime bag n(drug packet)bolsa pequeña de droga, bolsita de droga loc nom f
Note: Paquete pequeño de droga ilegal que se vende por diez dólares.
dime novel ndated, US (melodramatic novel)novelucha nf
  novela barata nf + adj
dime store n(cheap store)bazar nm
 (ES)todo a cien loc nom m
 (AR)todo por dos pesos loc nom m
dime store n(bowling split)banderilla 5-7 loc nom f
nickel-and-dime adjUS, figurative (trivial)sin importancia loc adj
  trivial adj mf
  insignificante adj mf
  de poca monta loc adj
nickel-and-dime [sb]⇒ vtrUS (charge for trivial items)drenar en pequeñas cantidades loc verb
not have a penny to your name,
also US: not have a cent to your name,
not have a dollar to your name,
not have a dime to your name v expr		(be penniless)no tener un centavo, no tener un peso loc verb
 The bankrupt man didn't have a penny to his name.
not worth a dime adjUS, informal (having no value)sin valor loc adj
  no vale un centavo expr
 She paid hundreds of dollars for an old clock that's not worth a dime.
thin as a dime adjUS, informal, figurative (flimsy or insubstantial)frívolo/a, vano/a, superficial adj
turn on a dime v exprUS, informal, figurative (change direction quickly)dar curvas cerradas loc verb
 Este vehículo puede dar curvas cerradas.
  cambiar en un instante loc verb
 Su vida cambió en un instante.
  girar en ángulo cerrado loc verb
 Este vehículo puede girar en ángulo cerrado.
without a penny to your name,
also US: without a cent to your name,
without a dollar to your name,
without a dime to your name expr		(penniless)sin un centavo partido por la mitad expr
 After losing her job, Julie ended up without a penny to her name.
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'dime' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ten cents
Spanish:
chivatazo - sin un céntimo - a costillas de - no dar un duro por algo - todo a cien - ni una peseta - no valer ni un real - no valer un pimiento - salirle a uno algo hasta en la sopa - chino - bazar chino

Collocations: do you have a dime?, can I borrow a dime?, I'm a dime short, more...

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