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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmoeda de dez centavos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: moˈejdɐ dʒi dɛz sẽˈtavus
"Ele guardou a moeda de dez centavos no bolso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A United States coin worth ten cents, being one-tenth of a dollar.
"He reached into his pocket and pulled out a single dime." - 2
Used in the idiom 'on a dime' to describe a sudden, sharp turn or movement within a very small space.
"The sports car was able to stop on a dime during the emergency test."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'dixme', meaning 'tenth part' or 'tithe', which comes from the Latin 'decima'. The term evolved in North America to designate the United States ten-cent coin, eventually entering idioms such as 'on a dime' to denote extreme precision or suddenness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dime" is said worldwide
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pièce de dix cents
Transliteration: pyɛs də dis sɑ̃
"Il a trouvé une pièce de dix cents sur le trottoir."
Zehn-Cent-Stück
Transliteration: tseːn tsɛnt ʃtʏk
"Der Wagen wendete auf einem Dime."
moneta da dieci centesimi
Transliteration: monɛta da dɛtʃi tʃɛntɛzimi
"Ha messo una moneta da dieci centesimi nel salvadanaio."
diez centavos
Transliteration: djes senˈtavos
"El coche frenó en un espacio mínimo."
moeda de dez centavos
Transliteration: moˈejdɐ dʒi dɛz sẽˈtavus
"Ele guardou a moeda de dez centavos no bolso."
दस सेंट का सिक्का
Transliteration: das sent ka sikka
"उसने अपनी जेब में एक दस सेंट का सिक्का पाया।"
一角硬币
Transliteration: yī jiǎo yìngbì
"他在地上捡到了一枚一角硬币。"
10센트 동전
Transliteration: sipsenteu dongjeon
"그는 주머니에서 10센트 동전을 꺼냈다."
10セント硬貨
Transliteration: jū sento kōka
"彼女は10セント硬貨を自動販売機に入れた。"
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