veinte

adj.

1 twenty.

2 twentieth.

f. & m.

twenty.

los (años) veinte the twenties;

m.

twenty.

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veinte

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) twenty; (vigésimo) twentieth

► nombre masculino

1 (número) twenty; (fecha) twentieth

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FRASEOLOGÍA

los locos años veinte the roaring twenties {{Table 1}}NOTA See also seis{{/Table 1}}

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noun m. adj.

twenty

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ADJ INV

PRON SM (gen) twenty; (ordinal, en la fecha) twentieth

el siglo veinte — the twentieth century

le escribí el día veinte — I wrote to him on the twentieth

los (años) veinte — the twenties

seis

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I

adjetivo invariable/pronombre twenty; para ejemplos ver cinco , cincuenta

caer el veinte — (Méx fam)

no me cayó el veinte de que ... — it didn't dawn on me that ... (colloq)

II

masculino (number) twenty

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I

adjetivo invariable/pronombre twenty; para ejemplos ver cinco , cincuenta

caer el veinte — (Méx fam)

no me cayó el veinte de que ... — it didn't dawn on me that ... (colloq)

II

masculino (number) twenty

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veinte(20)

= twenty (20), twentieth (20th).

Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.

Ex: In order to mark the twentieth anniversary it has been suggested that a review be produced of all reports which are relevant to public librarians.

* años veinte, los = twenties, the.

* enfermedad del siglo viente = twentieth-century disease.

* veinte por ciento = two-tenths.

* veinte veces = twenty-fold.

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veinte¹

adj inv/pron

twenty (para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)) , cinco² (↑ cinco (2)) , cincuenta¹ (↑ cincuenta (1)) )

caer el veinte (Méx fam): no me cayó el veinte de que había venido a buscarme a mí I didn't realize o (BrE colloq) twig that it was me she'd come looking for, it didn't dawn on me that it was me she'd come looking for (colloq)

cantar las veinte to have the king and queen of the same suit

veinte²

masculine

[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(number) twenty

el veinte de octubre the 20th of October

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veinte adj inv/m/pron
twenty;
para ejemplos ver

◊ cinco, cincuenta

veinte adjetivo & m inv twenty

'veinte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- colar
- como
- exigencia
- madre
- movilizar
- taco
- veintena
- menos
- tener
English:
after
- aware
- be
- below
- bid
- debt
- decade
- early
- from
- length
- pay off
- roaring
- senior
- something
- twenty
- and
- look
- way

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veinte núm

twenty;

los (años) veinte the twenties;

Comp

Méx Fam

caerle el veinte a alguien: al final le cayó el veinte he finally got the point, the penny finally dropped;

ver también treinta

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veinte

m/adj twenty

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veinte adj & nm

: twenty

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veinte num

1. (en general) twenty

2. (en fechas) twentieth