Four in spanish
pronunciation: kuɑtɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun, adjective
four (4) = cuatro (4).
Example: Four situations may arise which will need careful consideration.more:
» eighty four = ochenta y cuatro.
Example: Eighty-four percent of the users felt that the reference librarian had pinpointed their needs very well.» fire on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = marchar sobre ruedas, ir sobre ruedas, ir como una seda, ir viento en popa.
Example: The global economy is firing on all cylinders, creating fairly reasonable global prices for New Zealand's key farm exports.» fire on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = funcionar a toda máquina, funcionar a todo vapor, funcionar a pleno rendimiento, funcionar a tope, trabajar a tope, trabajar a toda máquina, emplearse a fondo.
Example: Coming into the off season firing on all cylinders is just the way we want to see her starting her prep for next year's competition.» forty (40) = cuarenta (40).
Example: SLIS differ in size from about eighty to 400 students with staff numbers of from six to forty plus, implying staff to student ratios of 1:8 to 1:18.» four-day = de cuatro días de duración.
Example: The four-day interdisciplinary workshop will include a very exciting agenda consisting of invited speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussion sessions = Las jornadas interdisciplinares de cuatro días de duración tendrán un programa muy interesante con conferenciantes invitados, presentaciones técnicas y paneles de debate.» four-door = de cuatro puertas, con cuatro puertas.
Example: He was wearing a round-neck sweater and dark trousers and is believed to have been driving a small, four-door car.» four eyes = cuatro ojos. [Forma humorística de referirse a una persona que usa gafas]
Example: Lots of people also called me 'four eyes' but that is just as common as muck and most people that wore glasses were called this.» four-fifths = cuatro quintos.
Example: Four-fifths of all moonlighters were men.» fourfold = cuatro veces mayor, cuádruple.
Example: By the end of June 1980, Adviceline had attracted 289 enquiries, a fourfold increase on the number of enquiries originating from the same area in the corresponding period the year before.» four-leaf clover = trébol de cuatro hojas.
Example: Four-leaf clovers are known all around the world for giving the finder good luck and fortune.» four-legged = de cuatro patas, con cuatro patas.
Example: The first four-legged fossil snake ever found is forcing scientists to rethink how snakes evolved from lizards.» four men and a dog = cuatro gatos, cuatro pelagatos.
Example: But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog.» four-monthly = cuatrimestral.
Example: BNB has two four-monthly cumulations per annum, which are superseded by an annual volume, and then triennial cumulations.» four nobodies = cuatro gatos, cuatro pelagatos.
Example: So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.» four-poster bed = cama con cuatro columnas.
Example: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance.» four-pronged = cuádruple.
Example: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.» four-sided = de cuatro caras, con cuatro caras, de cuatro costados, con cuatro costados.
Example: Because of the high cost of constructing a four-sided free standing shed, some clients prefer to have a lean-to shed attached to their home.» foursome = cuarteto, grupo de cuatro.
Example: It marked the first time the band have appeared on television as a foursome.» four-star = de cuatro estrellas.
Example: This four-star hotel has full leisure facilities including an indoor swiming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and multi-gym.» fourteen (14) = catorce.
Example: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.» 14th (fourteenth) = catorceavo (14º).
Example: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.» fourth (4th) = cuarto (4º).
Example: Further post-co-ordinate indexes covering in excess of 9999 documents can be compiled by starting a second and possibly a third or fourth set of cards.» four times = cuatro veces.
Example: These work schedules offer your employees a weekday off two or four times a month with no cut in pay or benefits.» four wheel drive = cuatro por cuatro, todoterreno.
Example: It is now a well known and established fact that four wheel drives are meant for off-road activities.» hit on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = funcionar a toda máquina, funcionar a todo vapor, funcionar a pleno rendimiento, funcionar a tope, trabajar a tope, trabajar a toda máquina, emplearse a fondo.
Example: What stops you from becoming the person you truly want to be: motivated, energized, and hitting on all cylinders?.» hit on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = marchar sobre ruedas, ir sobre ruedas, ir como una seda, ir viento en popa.
Example: In his speech, the Mayor said the city is 'hitting on all cylinders' in terms of economic development, low unemployment, and increased home sales and new construction.» on all fours = a cuatro patas, a gatas.
Example: Scientists have controversially claimed the discovery of gene variants which directly influence whether we walk upright or on all fours.» one in four = uno de cada cuatro, una cuarta parte, un cuarto.
Example: Users using English language search engines were found to have only a one in four chance of finding information that is relevant to their search while comparable odds for those using a Spanish language search engine only were one in eight.» on four legs = a cuatro patas.
Example: Of course, the horse can sleep lying down if it so chooses, but God has designed this magnificent animal to get forty winks on four legs.» run on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = marchar sobre ruedas, ir sobre ruedas, ir como una seda, ir viento en popa.
Example: Obama inherited a cratering economy while Trump an economy running on all cylinders.» run on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders = funcionar a toda máquina, funcionar a todo vapor, funcionar a pleno rendimiento, funcionar a tope, trabajar a tope, trabajar a toda máquina, emplearse a fondo.
Example: If we could get running on all cylinders and really using all our talent in the best possible way that would be a great gain for the economy.» twenty-four (24) = veinticuatro (24).
Example: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.» walk on + all fours = andar a gatas, andar a cuatro patas, gatear.
Example: In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step.» walk on + four legs = andar a cuatro patas.
Example: Before they had grain to eat, humans were weak and had to walk on four legs like animals.4 (four) = 4 (cuatro).
Example: Data base management systems can be used to provide complicated logical arrangements of data and they are discussed in Chapter 4.more:
» 4th (fourth) = 4º (cuarto).
Example: It describes the project, which aimed to introduce all 4th graders to artists and writers at the library, as to enable them to create slogans and posters about books and reading which were then judged and exhibited.» 4WD = todoterreno, cuatro por cuatro.
Example: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.