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six(
sihks
)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
1. (number)
a. seis
You will need six eggs for this recipe.Necesitará seis huevos para esta receta.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
2. (number)
a. el seis
(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).
(M)
She can count up to six in Japanese.Sabe contar hasta seis en japonés.
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six
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. el seis
(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).
(M)
2. (colloquial)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
it's six of one and half a dozen of the otherviene a ser lo mismo
at sixes and sevenshecho(a) un lío
3. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to knock somebody for sixhacer polvo or picadillo a alguien
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
4. (general)
a. seis
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six [sɪks]
adjective
pronoun
seis
noun
1 (numeral) seis (m)
to be (all) at sixes and sevens [+person] estar confuso; [+things] estar en desorden
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
it's six and half a dozen
da lo mismo; da igual
six of the best (Britain) seis azotes (m) castigo escolar; (castigo escolar)
2 (Cricket) seis (m); golpe de bate que lanza la bola sin botar fuera del terreno y sirve para anotarse seis carreras
to hit a six batear un seis; hacer seis carreras de un golpe; he hit three sixes bateó tres seises
to knock sb for six dejar pasmado a algn
five
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