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"Two" is an adjective which is often translated as "dos", and "number one" is a noun which is often translated as "el/la número uno". Learn more about the difference between "two" and "number one" below.
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number one(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (oneself)
a. el número uno (M), la número uno (F)
(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).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don doesn't care about anyone but number one.A Don no le importa nadie más que el número uno.
a. el número uno (M), la número uno (F)
(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).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our office is number one in sales.Nuestra oficina es la número uno en ventas.
3. (urine)
a. el pis (M) (vulgar)
(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).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
I'm going to go behind those bushes to go number one.Voy a ir a hacer pis detrás de esos arbustos.
b. del uno (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I have to go, Mommy! - Do you need to do number one or number two?¡Tengo que ir al baño, mami! - ¿Tienes que hacer del uno o del dos?
