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"Cinco" is an adjective which is often translated as "five", and "es la una menos veinte" is a phrase which is often translated as "it's twenty to one". Learn more about the difference between "cinco" and "es la una menos veinte" below.
cinco(
seeng
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koh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
b. fifth (in dates)
Nuestros amigos llegarán el cinco de febrero.Our friends will be arriving on February fifth.
a. five cents
No le pidas nada porque ni tiene un cinco.Don't ask him for anything because he doesn't even have five cents.
a. five-cent piece
Mi abuelo me dio este cinco de colección.My grandfather gave me this five-cent piece as a collector's item.
es la una menos veinte(
ehs
lah
oo
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nah
meh
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nohs
beyn
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teh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. it's twenty to one
¿Qué hora es, Sally? - Es la una menos veinte.What's the time, Sally? - It's twenty to one.
b. it's twenty minutes to one
¿Sabes qué hora es? - Sí, es la una menos veinte.Do you know the time? - Yes, it's twenty minutes to one.
c. it's twenty of one (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Es la una menos veinte. Tenemos que darnos prisa si queremos tomar ese tren.It's twenty of one. We'd better hurry if we want to catch that train.
