Diez in english
pronunciation: ten part of speech: noun, adjective
diez (10) = ten (10).
Example: This limit of ten has been a particular handicap in respect of the main classes.more:
» billete de diez = tenner .
Example: Honestly, I was so moved I nearly sent her a tenner, just to keep her pecker up.» billete de diez dólares = tenner .
Example: Honestly, I was so moved I nearly sent her a tenner, just to keep her pecker up.» billete de diez libras = tenner .
Example: Honestly, I was so moved I nearly sent her a tenner, just to keep her pecker up.» cada diez años = ten-yearly ; decennially .
Example: Annual indexes over several years may be cumulated to five-yearly or ten-yearly indexes. Example: From 1907 to 1946 the indexes were cumulated decennially.» diez mejores, los = top ten .
Example: It is important to note that our list of top ten highest earning bands is dominated by rock bands.» diez plagas, las = ten plagues, the [Evento descrito en la Biblia] .
Example: A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles -- Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus -- is provided.» diez veces = tenfold ; ten times .
Example: The tenfold increase in the number of requests handled each year is ample confirmation of this, if any is needed. Example: Between then and now I have visited Europe for vacation nine or ten times.» diez veces más = order of magnitude [Se dice de algo que es diez veces mayor que otra cosa o que ha aumentado diez veces su valor inicial] .
Example: The value of R&D to the society in which we live is perhaps one or two orders of magnitude greater than the cost of R&D.» diez y algo = ten something .
Example: It's a steal at ten something with shipping.» diez y tantos = ten odd ; ten or so ; ten plus ; ten something .
Example: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia. Example: His article also lists the top ten or so search engines and offers important information about them. Example: It is time to break free of this cycle and end the ten plus year debate with a solution that meets as many needs as possible. Example: It's a steal at ten something with shipping.» grupos de diez = tens of .
Example: The second L in (LLLL) gives the loan period in tens of minutes.» los diez mandamientos = the Ten Commandments .
Example: The Ten Commandments are the first ten of the 613 commandments given by God to the Jewish people.» moneda de diez centavos = dime [Moneda norteamericana de diez centavos de valor y equivalente a la moneda española de dos duros] .
Example: What do librarians do all day but collect nickels and dimes?.» multiplicado por diez = tenfold .
Example: The tenfold increase in the number of requests handled each year is ample confirmation of this, if any is needed.» quien roba una vez, roba diez = once a thief always a thief .
Example: Most of us have caught ourselves saying something like, 'once a thief, always a thief' -- the problem is that the statement is simply untrue.» sacar un diez = score + an A .
Example: The next morning, she sailed through the exam confidently and scored an A.» uno de cada diez = one in ten .
Example: One estimate is that about one in three children and young people of school age are what might be called 'real users' of the public library, and about one in ten adults.