drop dimes

French translation: faire des passes décisives

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English term or phrase:drop dimes
French translation:faire des passes décisives
Entered by: Laura Epinoux (X)

16:38 Jul 4, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / advertising
English term or phrase: drop dimes
L'expression fait partie d'un slogan commercial pour une montre de sport :
"Drop a digital watch into a wristband, then hit dropshots, drop dimes, or drop everything and head to the beach."

Je comprends bien que toute la phrase est faite de jeux de mots, mais je ne vois absolument pas ce que peut signifier "drop dimes" dans ce contexte. Des idées?

Merci !
Laura Epinoux (X)
Local time: 15:33
faire des passes décisives (argot de basket)
Explanation:
assist = passe décisive
LE LEXIQUE DES SPORTS OLYMPIQUES (Basket-ball)

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Urban Dictionary/dime
ballers say dime when they mean an assist. in basketball. That was a nice dime.
Source: jdub, Dec 11, 2002
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dime&r=d - 26k
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 07:33
Grading comment
Etant donné qu'il s'agit d'une montre de sport et que l'expression précédente appartient aussi au monde du basket, ça me parait tout à fait convenable !
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3faire des passes décisives (argot de basket)
RHELLER
4jetez la monnaie
Philippe Maillard
3laissez tomber vos sous
DocteurPC


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
laissez tomber vos sous


Explanation:
c'est comme ça que je le vois

DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 09:33
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
jetez la monnaie


Explanation:
ou plus familier "balancez la monnaie"

Philippe Maillard
Brazil
Local time: 10:33
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
faire des passes décisives (argot de basket)


Explanation:
assist = passe décisive
LE LEXIQUE DES SPORTS OLYMPIQUES (Basket-ball)

http://caratome.free.fr/artFFBB/AllardBoscPrudhommeRat1995

Urban Dictionary/dime
ballers say dime when they mean an assist. in basketball. That was a nice dime.
Source: jdub, Dec 11, 2002
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dime&r=d - 26k


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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 07:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Grading comment
Etant donné qu'il s'agit d'une montre de sport et que l'expression précédente appartient aussi au monde du basket, ça me parait tout à fait convenable !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X): happy 4th!
1 hr
  -> hip hip hooray!

agree  sporran
1 hr
  -> merci :-)

agree  jacrav: ;)
3 hrs
  -> merci Jacques :-)
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