dime

moneta da dieci centesimi

Moneta da dieci centesimi di dollaro, pari a un decimo di dollaro.

In inglese semplice: A coin worth ten cents, or one tenth of a dollar.

• I found a dime.
• Ten dimes make one dollar.
• Do you have a dime for this machine?

Sinonimi: ten-cent coin

Espressioni comuni: a silver dime, a dime coin, find a dime

centesimo, soldo

Somma minima di denaro, spesso citata per sottolineare che non si spende o non si riceve nulla.

In inglese semplice: A very small amount of money, often used to emphasize that no money is spent or received.

• It didn't cost a dime.
• She hasn't earned a dime this week.
• He spent every last dime on repairs.

Sinonimi: cent, penny

Espressioni comuni: not a dime, a single dime, every last dime

spese, conto

Si usa per indicare chi sostiene le spese di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Someone's responsibility for paying the cost of something.

• Lunch is on my dime.
• She traveled to Paris on the company's dime.
• Why should they take a holiday on the taxpayers' dime?

Come si usa: on someone's dime (We stayed at the hotel on the company's dime.)

Sinonimi: expense

Espressioni comuni: on someone's dime, on my dime

denunciare, fare la spia

Rivelare di nascosto alla polizia che qualcuno ha commesso un atto illegale.

In inglese semplice: To secretly tell the police that someone has done something illegal.

• Who dimed on him?
• Someone dimed her out to the cops.
• He feared his partner would dime on him.

Come si usa: dime on someone (She dimed on the dealer to the police.)

Sinonimi: inform on, rat on, snitch on

Espressioni comuni: dime on someone, dime someone out

alzare al massimo

Portare al massimo il volume di un amplificatore per chitarra.

In inglese semplice: To turn a guitar amplifier up to its highest setting.

• He dimed the amp.
• Dime the amplifier for a louder sound.
• She always dimes her amp before playing rock songs.

Sinonimi: turn up fully

Espressioni comuni: dime the amp, dime an amplifier