| Principal Translations |
nine,
9 n | (cardinal number: 9) | nueve nm |
| | My son can count up to nine. |
| | Mi hijo sabe contar hasta nueve. |
nine,
9 n | (symbol for number 9) | nueve nm |
| | The teacher wrote a nine at the top of the page and began grading the next exam. |
nine,
9 n | (time: 9 o'clock) | las nueve loc prnl |
| | The next movie starts at nine. |
| | La próxima película empieza a las nueve. |
nine,
9 adj | (9 in number) | nueve adj mf |
| | She has nine children. |
| | Tiene nueve hijos. |
nine,
9 adj | (9 years of age) (informal) | nueve pron |
| | | nueve años loc nom mpl |
| | Jason is only nine, but he's already studying physics. |
| | Jason solo tiene nueve, pero ya está estudiando física. |
nine,
9 pron | (people, things: 9 of them) | nueve pron |
| | Nine of the students failed the exam. |
| | Nueve de los estudiantes reprobaron el examen. |
| 9 n | US, written (ninth day of specified month) | el 9 loc prnl |
| | | el nueve loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken "January ninth". |
| | Offer closes January 9. |
| | La oferta cierra el 9 de enero. |
| 9 n | mainly UK, written (ninth day of specified month) | el 9 loc prnl |
| | | el nueve loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) ninth of May". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | A general election will take place this year on 9 May. |
| | Va a haber elecciones generales el 9 de mayo. |
Compound Forms:
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99,
99 flake n | UK (ice cream in cone with chocolate stick) | cucurucho de helado de vainilla con una barrita de chocolate loc nom m |
| a stitch in time saves nine expr | figurative (best to act without delay) (figurado) | más vale prevenir que curar expr |
| cat-o'-nine-tails n | (whip with nine cords) | látigo de nueve colas nm + loc adj |
| | Sailors who behaved badly were whipped on the back with a cat-o'-nine-tails as a punishment. |
| front nine | (golf) (voz inglesa, golf) | front 9 loc nom m |
nine hundred,
900 n | (cardinal number: 900) | novecientos nm |
| | | 900 nm |
| | The number of people employed by the company is about nine hundred. |
nine hundred,
900 adj | (900 of [sth]) | novecientos/as adj |
| | Nine hundred people have signed the petition protesting against the plan to build a wind farm near the village. |
| | Novecientas personas han firmado la petición protestando contra la construcción de una granja eólica cerca del pueblo. |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 A.M.) (mañana) | 9 nfpl |
| | | nueve nfpl |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 P.M.) (noche) | 9 nfpl |
| | | nueve nfpl |
nine-banded armadillo,
Texas armadillo,
peba n | (animal) | armadillo de nueve bandas loc nom m |
| | | tatú negro loc nom m |
| nine-thirty n | (9.30am, 0930 hours) (de la mañana) | nueve y media loc nom f |
| | Nicole arrived at the office just before nine-thirty. |
| nine-thirty n | (9.30pm, 2130 hours) (de la noche) | nueve y media loc nom f |
| | Juan returned home at about nine-thirty. |
| 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 |
ninefold,
nine-fold adj | (having nine parts) (de nueve partes) | loc adj |
ninefold,
nine-fold adj | (times nine) (por nueve) | loc adj |
ninefold,
nine-fold adv | (by nine, nine times) (por nueve) | loc adv |
| | (nueve veces) | loc adv |
ninefold,
nine-fold adv | (in nine ways) (de nueve maneras, de nueve formas) | loc adv |
ninety-nine,
99 n | (cardinal number: 99) | noventa y nueve loc nom m |
ninety-nine,
99 adj | (99 in number) | noventa y nueve loc adj |
ninety-nine,
99 adj | (99 years of age) | noventa y nueve loc adj |
ninety-nine,
99 pron | (people, things: 99 of them) | noventa y nueve pron |
ninety-nine,
ninety-nine Flake n | UK (ice cream treat) | cucurucho de helado de vainilla con una barrita de chocolate loc nom m |
| on cloud nine adj | figurative (blissfully happy) | en el séptimo cielo loc adv |
| | | en una nube loc adv |
| | | en el cielo loc adv |
| | Children are on cloud nine when they get their favorite desserts. |
| | Los niños están en el séptimo cielo cuando les dan su postre favorito. |
sixty-nine,
69 n | (cardinal number: 69) | sesenta y nueve nm |
sixty-nine,
69 adj | (69 in number) | sesenta y nueve adj |
| | There are sixty-nine names on the list of club members. |
sixty-nine,
69 adj | (69 years of age) (edad) | de sesenta y nueve años loc adj |
| | Anne is celebrating her birthday today; she's sixty-nine. |
sixty-nine,
69 pron | (people, things: 69 of them) | sesenta y nueve pron |
sixty-nine,
69 n | slang (sexual position) (coloquial) | sesenta y nueve loc nom m |
| | The couple were doing a sixty-nine. |
twenty-nine,
29 n | (cardinal number: 29) | veintinueve nm |
| | How do you say "twenty-nine" in French? |
twenty-nine,
29 adj | (29 in number) | veintinueve adj mf |
| | Claire has twenty-nine pairs of shoes! |
twenty-nine,
29 adj | (29 years of age) (informal) | veintinueve pron |
| | | veintinueve años loc nom mpl |
| | Judith is twenty-nine. |
| | Judith tiene veintinueve. |
twenty-nine,
29 pron | (people, things: 29 of them) | veintinueve pron |
| 29 n | US, written (twenty-ninth day of specified month) | el 29 loc prnl |
| | | el veintinueve loc prnl |
| Note: The examples would be spoken "February twenty-ninth" and "March first". |
| | Jana was born on February 29; she celebrates her birthday on March 1. |
| | Jana nació el 29 de febrero, y celebra su cumpleaños el 1 de marzo. |
| 29 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-ninth day of specified month) | el 29 loc prnl |
| | | el veintinueve loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-ninth of June". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | Thank you for your letter of 29 June. |
| | Gracias por tu carta del 29 de junio. |
| the whole nine yards expr | (everything possible) | paquete completo nm + adj |