forty [ˈfɔːtɪ]
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forties
forties(
for
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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 cuarenta (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).
World War II ended in the forties, right?La Segunda Guerra Mundial terminó en los años cuarenta, ¿no?
2. (approximate age)
a. cuarenta y pico (colloquial)
How old do you think Mrs. Smith is? - I think she's in her forties. ¿Cuántos años le calculas a la Sra. Smith? - Creo que tiene cuarenta y pico.
forty
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
3. (number)
Bring a box with forty slots, or two boxes with twenty slots each.Trae una caja con cuarenta ranuras o dos cajas con veinte ranuras cada una.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
4. (number)
a. el cuarenta (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).
La raíz cuadrada de mil seiscientos es cuarenta.The square root of sixteen hundred is forty.
fortyNounadjective
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el cuarenta(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).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
2. (general)
a. cuarenta
3. (colloquial)
a.
to have forty winksecharse una siestecita
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