ciento

=

cent

noun

ciento
noun úm
1. a o one hundred ver también seis
  • ciento cincuenta -> a o one hundred and fifty
  • cientos de -> hundreds of
  • por ciento -> percent
  • darle ciento y raya a alguien (informal figurative) -> to run rings around somebody
  • eran ciento y la madre (informal figurative) -> everybody and his dog was there;

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ciento [the-en’-to]
adjective
1. One hundred.
verb
2. CIEN.
noun
1. A hundred. (m)
  • Un ciento de huevos, -> hundred eggs
2. A hundredweight. (m)
  • Por ciento -> per cent
  • Diez por ciento -> ten per cent
  • Un tanto por ciento -> a percentage
  • Estar al ciento por ciento -> to be in top form
  • Por cientos -> in hundreds
  • Había ciento y la madre -> there were far too many

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