Cinco in english
pronunciation: faɪv part of speech: noun, adjective
cinco = five (5).
Example: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.more:
» billete de cinco = fiver .
Example: Now, with money being increasingly worthless, a fiver is passed round like confetti.» billete de cinco dólares = fiver .
Example: Now, with money being increasingly worthless, a fiver is passed round like confetti.» billete de cinco libras = fiver .
Example: Now, with money being increasingly worthless, a fiver is passed round like confetti.» buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs .
Example: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.» cada cinco minutos = every five minutes .
Example: So people who check their email every five minutes waste 8 hours a week figuring out what they were doing moments before.» ¡choca esos cinco! = high-five [Generalmente usado en plural high-fives] .
Example: High-fives are as much a part of the fabric of America as baseball, apple pie and Bruce Springsteen.» cinco veces = five times .
Example: The man in the jersey climbed onto the stage, started yelling and shot the guitarist five or six times at close range.» cinco veces mayor = fivefold [five-fold] .
Example: The riboflavin content of cow's milk is about five-fold that of woman's milk.» coche de cinco puertas = hatchback .
Example: A set of shiny alloy wheels from a discount website can turn even the humblest of low-insurance hatchbacks into a mean machine.» ¡dame esos cinco! = high-five [Generalmente usado en plural high-fives] .
Example: High-fives are as much a part of the fabric of America as baseball, apple pie and Bruce Springsteen.» de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly] .
Example: This catalogue has annual and five yearly cumulations.» de cinco días de duración = five-day .
Example: In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.» de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star] ; five-star .
Example: From en suite university rooms to 5-star hotels, there is a wide choice of accommodation to suit every budget. Example: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.» de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long .
Example: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.» ficha de tres por cinco pulgadas = three-by-five card [Forma de referirse a la ficha catalográfica expresando su tamaño normal (7 centímetros y medio de ancho por 22 y medio de largo)] .
Example: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.» fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football .
Example: The frequency of participation in 5-a-side football therefore tends to be highest amongst those who are under 24 and also play 11-a-side football.» los cinco grandes = the Big Five [Usado para referirse a los cinco animales africanos más difícil de cazar a pie: el león, el elefante, el búfalo, el leopardo y el rinoceronte] .
Example: Many of us have a dream to go on a safari, thinking about sleeping under the stars and spotting the "Big Five" on the African savannah.» menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: Some libraries have barriers to access for prams and pushchairs, and lack the facilities which would help to encourage library use by parents and the under-fives.» niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens .
Example: Meanwhile, there was further discussion about the kind of stories that five-to-sevens most enjoy and that would be best for them.» período de cinco años = five-year period ; period of five years .
Example: The views of a sample of parents with children in secondary schools in London were examined over a five-year period. Example: The tribunal ordered his name to be removed from the register and that a period of five years must elapse before he would be allowed to apply for reregistration.» setenta y cinco = seventy-five .
Example: Of the remaining two hundred and ninety odd, seventy-five were given away, the rest sold.» treinta y cinco = thirty-five .
Example: Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.» uno de cada cinco = one in five .
Example: The median time to answer questions was just over two days, and about one in five answers received thank-you messages from users.» ¡venga esos cinco! = high-five [Generalmente usado en plural high-fives] .
Example: High-fives are as much a part of the fabric of America as baseball, apple pie and Bruce Springsteen.