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You judge people and cast them into hell for a slight deviation from the same sins you commit — like live in adultery but take a dime and you're doomed!Du verurteilst Leute und verdammst sie zur Hölle, für eine Sünde, die sich von deiner nur minimal unterscheidet — du darfst ruhig ehebrechen; aber nimm fünf Cent dafür und du bist verdammt!Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The UnderdogBeneath The UnderdogMingus, Charles© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
Under wire on either side other dime-arnighties slept out their ten-cent dreams.Unter Draht, zu beiden Seiten des Ganges, schliefen andere Zehn-Cent-Gäste ihre Zehn-Cent-Träume aus.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
I been steerin' for Schwiefka all day 'n he told me I could sleep in here—but he ain't paid me a cryin' dime so it's like I paid my way in, Dealer.Ich hab den ganzen Tag für Schwiefka Kunden angeschleppt, und er hat gesagt, ich kann hier drin pennen. Aber er hat mir keinen lausigen Cent gezahlt — ist also mehr so, daß ich's hier abwohne, Dealer.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Admission price, a dime apiece.Eintrittspreis: zehn Cent pro Person.Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The UnderdogBeneath The UnderdogMingus, Charles© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King
She wasn't like a jukebox; you never had to put in a dime and she never came unplugged.Sie war ganz anders als eine Musikbox. Man brauchte nie eine Münze hineinzuwerfen, und niemals konnte ihr Stecker aus der Steckdose gezogen werden.King, Stephen / Nächtliche BrandungKing, Stephen / Night surfNight surfKing, Stephen© 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen KingNächtliche BrandungKing, Stephen© 1976,1977/78 by Stephen King
He said "please" like a man begging for a dime and just the way he said it left Sparrow feeling that he himself had just swallowed a mouthful of dust.Er sagte »bitte« wie ein Mann, der um einen Groschen bettelt, und die Art, wie er es sagte, gab Sparrow das Gefühl, als habe er einen Mundvoll Staub geschluckt.Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Who promptly rose to spend every dime of it back on the dancers.Und der erhob sich prompt und gab es bis zum letzten Cent zurück, indem er die Tänzer freihielt. .Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
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Collocations
on the public's dime
auf Staatskosten
dime store
billiges Kaufhaus
dime novel
Groschenroman
dime novel
Hintertreppenroman
Word forms
dime
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | dimed |
Imperative | dime |
Present Participle (Participle I) | diming |
Past Participle (Participle II) | dimed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dime | we dime |
you dime | you dime |
he/she/it dimes | they dime |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am diming | we are diming |
you are diming | you are diming |
he/she/it is diming | they are diming |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have dimed | we have dimed |
you have dimed | you have dimed |
he/she/it has dimed | they have dimed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been diming | we have been diming |
you have been diming | you have been diming |
he/she/it has been diming | they have been diming |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dimed | we dimed |
you dimed | you dimed |
he/she/it dimed | they dimed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was diming | we were diming |
you were diming | you were diming |
he/she/it was diming | they were diming |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had dimed | we had dimed |
you had dimed | you had dimed |
he/she/it had dimed | they had dimed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been diming | we had been diming |
you had been diming | you had been diming |
he/she/it had been diming | they had been diming |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will dime | we shall/will dime |
you will dime | you will dime |
he/she/it will dime | they will dime |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be diming | we shall/will be diming |
you will be diming | you will be diming |
he/she/it will be diming | they will be diming |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have dimed | we shall/will have dimed |
you will have dimed | you will have dimed |
he/she/it will have dimed | they will have dimed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been diming | we shall/will have been diming |
you will have been diming | you will have been diming |
he/she/it will have been diming | they will have been diming |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would dime | we should/would dime |
you would dime | you would dime |
he/she/it would dime | they would dime |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be diming | we should/would be diming |
you would be diming | you would be diming |
he/she/it would be diming | they would be diming |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have dimed | we should/would have dimed |
you would have dimed | you would have dimed |
he/she/it would have dimed | they would have dimed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been diming | we should/would have been diming |
you would have been diming | you would have been diming |
he/she/it would have been diming | they would have been diming |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am dimed | we are dimed |
you are dimed | you are dimed |
he/she/it is dimed | they are dimed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being dimed | we are being dimed |
you are being dimed | you are being dimed |
he/she/it is being dimed | they are being dimed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been dimed | we have been dimed |
you have been dimed | you have been dimed |
he/she/it has been dimed | they have been dimed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was dimed | we were dimed |
you were dimed | you were dimed |
he/she/it was dimed | they were dimed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being dimed | we were being dimed |
you were being dimed | you were being dimed |
he/she/it was being dimed | they were being dimed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been dimed | we had been dimed |
you had been dimed | you had been dimed |
he/she/it had been dimed | they had been dimed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be dimed | we shall/will be dimed |
you will be dimed | you will be dimed |
he/she/it will be dimed | they will be dimed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dimed | we shall/will have been dimed |
you will have been dimed | you will have been dimed |
he/she/it will have been dimed | they will have been dimed |
dime
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | dime | dimes |
Possessive case | dime's | dimes' |