| Principal Translations |
five,
5 n | (cardinal number: 5) | cinco nm |
| | Two and three make five. |
| | Dos y tres suman cinco. |
five,
5 n | (symbol for number 5) | cinco nm |
| | I can't read your writing: is that a "5" or an "S"? |
| | No entiendo tu letra: ¿eso es un cinco o una ese? |
five,
5 n | (people, things: set, group of 5) | paquete de cinco nm + loc adj |
| | (personas) | grupo de cinco nm + loc adj |
| | They supply the pens in a plastic packet and sell them in fives. |
| | Los bolígrafos se suministran en una bolsa de plástico y se venden en paquetes de cinco. |
five,
5 n | (time: 5 o'clock) | las cinco loc prnl |
| | It's five already? I should go home soon. |
| | ¿Ya son las cinco? Debo irme a casa pronto. |
five,
5 adj | (5 in number) | cinco adj mf |
| | There are five people in there. |
| | Hay cinco personas allá dentro. |
five,
5 adj | (5 years of age) (informal) | cinco pron |
| | | cinco años loc nom mpl |
| | My daughter is five today! |
| | ¡Hoy mi hija cumple cinco! |
five,
5 pron | (people, things: 5 of them) | cinco pron |
| | How many fish are in the pool? I can see five. |
| | ¿Cuántos peces hay en el estanque? Yo veo cinco. |
| 5 n | US, written (fifth day of specified month) | el 5 loc prnl |
| | | el cinco loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken "January fifth". |
| | I get back from vacation on January 5. |
| | Vuelvo de las vacaciones el 5 de enero. |
| 5 n | mainly UK, written (fifth day of specified month) | el 5 loc prnl |
| | | el cinco loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) fifth of October". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | If your birthday is 5 October, you're a Libra. |
| | Si tu cumpleaños es el 5 de octubre, sos de libra. |
| Additional Translations |
five,
5 n | (musical group of 5) | quinteto nm |
| | The five have been playing music together for over a year. |
| | El quinteto ha tocado durante más de un año. |
five,
5 n | (playing card: with 5 pips) | cinco nm |
| | Three fives beat her two kings. |
| | Tres cincos le ganan a sus dos reyes. |
five,
5 n | US, Can, AU, informal (paper money: bill worth 5 dollars) (AmL) | cinco nm |
| | | billete de cinco loc nom m |
| | | uno de cinco loc nom m |
| | Do you have a five that you can lend me? I need some money for lunch. |
| | ¿Tienes un cinco que puedas prestarme? Necesito dinero para almorzar. |
five,
5 n | (5 pips on a die) (dados) | cinco nm |
| | I rolled a five and a two, so I moved forward seven spaces. |
| | Tiré un cinco y un dos, así que moví mi ficha siete espacios. |
five,
5 n | UK (paper money: note worth 5 pounds) | billete de cinco nm + loc adj |
| | Can you change a ten pound note for two fives? |
| | ¿Puede cambiarme un billete de diez libras por dos billetes de cinco? |
five,
5 n | (paper money: note worth 5 euros) | billete de cinco nm + loc adj |
five,
5 n | (basketball team) (equipo de baloncesto) | cinco nm |
Compound Forms:
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five hundred,
500 n | (cardinal number: 500) | quinientos nm |
| | The child proudly announced that she could count to five hundred. |
| | La niña anunció con orgullo que podía contar hasta quinientos. |
five hundred,
500 adj | (500 of [sth]) | quinientos/as adj |
| | I need five hundred dollars to fix my car. |
| | Necesito quinientos dólares para arreglar el auto. |
five hundred thousand,
500,
000 adj | (500,000 in number) | quinientos mil adj |
five o'clock,
5 o'clock n | (time: 5 P.M.) | 5 nfpl |
| | | cinco nfpl |
five o'clock,
5 o'clock n | (time: 5 A.M.) | 5 nfpl |
| | | cinco nfpl |
| five senses npl | (sight, hearing, etc.) | cinco sentidos loc nom mpl |
| Note: los cinco sentidos puestos: total dedicación, total concentración |
| | Nature provides endless banquets for our five senses. |
| | La naturaleza nos provee de infinitos banquetes para nuestros cinco sentidos. |
| five stars npl | (highest rating) | cinco estrellas loc adj |
| | | excelente, sublime adj |
| | Fue una cena excelente. |
| | (España) | cinco jotas loc adj |
| | Note: Sólo aplicable a la calidad de los jamones. |
| five thousand adj | (5000 of [sth]) | cinco mil adj |
| | Atacaron con un ejército de cinco mil hombres. |
| five-a-side n | UK (a form of soccer) (campo: exterior) | fútbol sala loc nom m |
| | (campo: interior) | futbito nm |
five-dollar bill,
five dollar bill n | US, Can (banknote: $5) | billete de cinco dólares nm |
| | I paid for my lunch with a five-dollar bill. |
| | Pagué el almuerzo con un billete de cinco dólares. |
| five-eighth n | AU, NZ (rugby position) (literalmente) | cinco-octavo nm |
| five-o'clock shadow n | informal (stubble on a man's chin) | barba de un dia nf + loc adj |
| | My beard grows so quickly that I always have a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime. |
| | | barba de media tarde nf + loc adj |
| five-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated five stars) | cinco estrellas loc adj |
| | | de primera categoría loc adj |
| five-star n as adj | figurative (highly rated, recommended) (literal) | cinco estrellas loc adj |
| | (figurado) | de altísima calidad loc adj |
| | (figurado) | de la mejor calidad loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Fue una noche cinco estrellas. |
fivefold,
five-fold adj | (having five parts) | que tiene cinco partes loc adj |
fivefold,
five-fold adj | (quintuple, times five) | cinco veces loc adv |
| | | quintuplicado adj |
fivefold,
five-fold adv | (by five, five times) | por cinco loc adv |
| | | cinco veces loc adv |
| | Since Delia set up her website, sales of her artwork have increased fivefold. |
fivefold,
five-fold adv | (in five ways) | de cinco maneras, de cinco formas loc adv |
forty-five,
45 n | (cardinal number: 45) | cuarenta y cinco nm |
| | The song entered the charts at number forty-five. |
| | La canción entró al ranking en el número cuarenta y cinco. |
| 45 n | informal (7" vinyl record) (vinilo) | 45 RPM nm |
| | He collects old 45s and other rare vinyl. |
forty-five,
45 adj | (45 in number) | cuarenta y cinco adj |
| | He claimed he could live without food or water for forty-five days. |
| | The record was designed to be played at forty-five revolutions per minute. |
| | Decía que podía vivir sin agua o comida durante cuarenta y cinco días. |
forty-five,
45 adj | (45 years of age) | cuarenta y cinco adj |
| | He couldn't believe he would be forty-five on his next birthday. |
forty-five,
45 pron | (people, things: 45 of them) | cuarenta y cinco pron |
| give me five interj | slang (congratulatory) | dame esos cinco loc interj |
| | | choca esos cinco loc interj |
| | You passed your driving test? Give me five! |
| | ¿Pasaste el examen de conducir? ¡Dame esos cinco! |
| hang five v expr | slang (surf: one foot curled over board) | hacer un hang five loc verb |
| high five n | informal (hand-slapping gesture) (coloquial) | chocar los cinco loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | ¡vengan esos cinco! loc interj |
| | (literalmente) | choque de manos loc nom m |
| | Great job on the playing field! Give me a high five! |
| | ¡Buen trabajo en la cancha! ¡Choca los cinco! |
| | ¡Buen trabajo en la cancha! ¡Vengan esos cinco! |
| high-five [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (give hand-slap) (coloquial) | chocar los cinco con alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (coloquial) | chocarle los cinco a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (coloquial) | chocarla con alguien loc verb + prep |
| | The player high-fived his teammates after scoring a goal. |
| | El jugador chocó los cinco con sus compañeros después de anotar. |
| nine-to-five n | informal (daily work routine) | rutina nf |
| | | trabajo de nueve a cinco nm + loc adj |
| nine-to-five adj | informal (relating to the workday) (trabajo) | de nueve a cinco adj mf |
| | | laboral adj mf |
| | (horario) | de oficina loc adj |
| nine-to-five adj | informal (unwilling to put in extra effort) | con mentalidad de realizar el mínimo esfuerzo loc adj |
| take five v expr | informal, figurative (have short break) (informal) | tomarse un breve descanso loc verb |
twenty-five,
25 n | (cardinal number: 25) | veinticinco nm |
| | There are twenty-five children in the class. |
| | Hay veinticinco niños en clase. |
twenty-five,
25 adj | (25 in number) | veinticinco adj mf |
| | He requested twenty-five of those screwdrivers. |
| | Pidió veinticinco destornilladores como aquel. |
twenty-five,
25 adj | (25 years of age) (informal) | veinticinco pron |
| | | veinticinco años loc nom mpl |
| | Tania is twenty-five. |
| | Sharon has a twenty-five-year-old brother. |
| | Tania tiene veinticinco. // Sharon tiene un hermano de veinticinco. |
twenty-five,
25 pron | (people, things: 25 of them) | veinticinco pron |
| | Exactly 25 people have been accepted into the program. |
| 25 n | US, written (twenty-fifth day of specified month) | el 25 loc prnl |
| | | el veinticinco loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken "February twenty-first to February twenty-fifth". |
| | Winter Break will be from February 21 to February 25 inclusive. |
| | Las vacaciones de invierno son del 21 de febrero al 25 inclusive. |
| 25 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-fifth day of specified month) | el 25 loc prnl |
| | | el veinticinco loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-fifth of April". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | The letter was dated 25 April, 2010. |
| | La carta tenía fecha del 25 de abril del 2010. |
twenty-five cents,
25 cents npl | (coins worth quarter of a dollar) (euro) | veinticinco céntimos loc nom mpl |
| Note: Se refiere a cualquier moneda |
| | One quarter equals 25 cents. |
| | Un cuarto equivale a veinticinco céntimos. |
| | (dólar) | veinticinco centavos loc nom mpl |
| | Un cuarto equivale a veinticinco centavos. |
twenty-five percent,
25 percent,
25 per cent,
25% n | (a quarter) | veinticinco por ciento loc nom m |
| | | 25% loc nom m |
| | | 25 por ciento loc nom m |
| | Twenty-five percent is a quarter of one hundred. |
| | El veinticinco por ciento es una cuarta parte del cien por cien. |
twenty-five percent,
25 percent,
25 per cent,
25% adv | (a quarter: of [sth]) | veinticinco por ciento loc adv |