equis

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X

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equis
adjective
1X
  • un número equis de personas -> x number of people
feminine noun invariable
also:
  • la letra equis -> the letter x

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equis [ay’-kis]
noun
1Spanish name of the letter X. (f)
  • Estar hecho una equis -> to be intoxicated and staggering
  • Tenía que hacer equis cosas -> I had to do any amount of things

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equis
sustantivo:femenino:invariable
1 (letra) (name of the letter) X
rayos equis X-rays; cada equis años every so many years; durante equis años for X number of years
Cada equis años habrá que cambiar de pareja se vende mucho durante equis meses
pongamos que cuesta equis dólares let's suppose it costs X dollars; averiguar la equis to find the value of X; marcar con una equis la respuesta correcta put a cross by the correct answer; tenía que hacer equis cosas (familiar) I had to do any amount of things
2 (And) (Centroamérica) (familiar)
estar en la equis (flaco) to be all skin and bones; (sin dinero) to be broke; (familiar) be skint; (familiar)

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