Cincuenta in english
Fifty
pronunciation: fɪfti part of speech: noun, adjective
pronunciation: fɪfti part of speech: noun, adjective
In gestures
cincuenta = fifty.
Example: The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.more:
» cincuenta y algo = fifty something .
Example: This change of scene, at fifty-something, turned out be a liberating experience.» cincuenta y tantos = fifty odd ; fifty something .
Example: The Americans say that the fifty-odd thousand troops they've still got here are of course authorized to fire in self-defence. Example: This change of scene, at fifty-something, turned out be a liberating experience.» edad entre los cuarenta y cincuenta = middle-age .
Example: I like the confidence that middle-age brings.» los años cincuenta = fifties .
Example: The question during the revision that was carried out in the fifties and sixties was to recognize that there is a difference between the diverse needs of the catalogs of public libraries and of research libraries.» tener un cincuenta por ciento de posibilidades = be a toss-up (between... and.../whether... or not...) .
Example: Nine major forecasters all say Iowa is a toss-up, ranging anywhere from a 62 percent chance of a Clinton win to a 65 percent chance of a Trump win.» un cincuenta por ciento más (que) = half as many/much again (as) [Expresión británica equivalente a la americna half again as many/much (as)] ; half again as many/much (as) [Expresión americana equivalente a la británica half as many/much again (as)] .
Example: According to a survey out today, the average teenager now receives an allowance heading towards £1,000 a year, with some pocketing half as much again. Example: The United States is exporting half again as much wine as it did last year, thanks largely to drinkers in Canada, Britain and Germans.