quincena

two weeks

quincena(keen-seh-nah)

feminine noun

1. (period of time)

a. two weeks

Tomaré una quincena de vacaciones.

I'm going to take two weeks' vacation.

b. fortnight (United Kingdom)

Tengo que pagar la renta en la próxima quincena.

I need to pay the rent within the next fortnight.

c.

no direct translation

No estuve en casa en la segunda quincena de octubre.

I wasn't at home during the second half of October.

Estaremos en Francia durante la primera quincena del mes de junio.

We'll be in France during the first half of June.

2. (number)

a. fifteen

Una quincena de países asistió a la conferencia.

Fifteen countries attended the conference.

3. (salary)

a. biweekly pay

(United States)

Ya estamos a día 10 y casi no he gastado nada de la quincena.

It's the 10th already and I've hardly touched my biweekly pay.

b. fortnightly pay (United Kingdom)

Ya me gasté toda mi quincena.

I've already spent the whole of my fortnightly pay.

quincena

Noun

1. (general)

a. fortnight

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quincena

1 (quince días) fortnight; two weeks

la segunda quincena de enero the second half of January; the last two weeks in January

2 (condena) fortnight's imprisonment

3 (pago) fortnightly pay