dime

moneda de diez centavos

Moneda que vale diez centavos, es decir, la décima parte de un dólar.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: ten-cent coin

Expresiones frecuentes: a silver dime, a dime coin, find a dime

centavo, céntimo

Cantidad mínima de dinero, usada a menudo para recalcar que no se gasta ni se recibe nada.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: cent, penny

Expresiones frecuentes: not a dime, a single dime, every last dime

cuenta, cargo

Se usa para indicar a quién le corresponde pagar los gastos de algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: expense

Expresiones frecuentes: on someone's dime, on my dime

delatar

Contar en secreto a la policía que alguien ha hecho algo ilegal.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: dime on someone (She dimed on the dealer to the police.)

Sinónimos: inform on, rat on, snitch on

Expresiones frecuentes: dime on someone, dime someone out

poner al máximo

Subir al máximo el volumen de un amplificador de guitarra.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: turn up fully

Expresiones frecuentes: dime the amp, dime an amplifier