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"Seventies" is a form of "seventies", a plural noun which is often translated as "los años setenta". "Nineties" is a form of "nineties", a plural noun which is often translated as "los años noventa". Learn more about the difference between "seventies" and "nineties" below.
seventies(
seh
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vihn
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tiz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (decade)
a. los años setenta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Led Zeppelin became one of the biggest bands in the world in the seventies.Led Zeppelin se convirtió en una de las bandas más importantes del mundo en los años setenta.
a. setenta y pico (colloquial)
I can't believe you're in your seventies. You look really young!No puedo creer que tengas setenta y pico. ¡Te ves muy joven!
seventy
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (number)
a. el setenta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Seventy multiplied by seven is four hundred and ninety.Setenta multiplicado por siete es cuatrocientos noventa.
nineties(
nayn
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diz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (decade)
a. los años noventa (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nirvana was one of the most popular bands in the world in the nineties. Nirvana fue una de las bandas más populares del mundo en los años noventa.
a. noventa y pico (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My grandmother is in her nineties and still loves to knit.Mi abuela tiene noventa y pico, y todavía le encanta tejer.
b. noventa y tantos (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The women in my family live into their nineties.Las mujeres de mi familia viven hasta los noventa y tantos.
ninety
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (number)
a. el noventa (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Fifteen times six is ninety.Quince por seis es igual a noventa.
