forty

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɔːrti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɔrti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôr′tē)

Inflections of 'forty' (n): npl: forties
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
forty,
40 n		 (cardinal number: 40)cuarenta nm
 The teacher asked the little boy to count up to forty.
 El profesor le pidió al niño que contara hasta cuarenta.
forty,
40 adj		 (40 in number)cuarenta adj inv
 I've asked you to do that at least forty times.
 Te he pedido que lo hagas unas cuarenta veces.
forty,
40 adj		 (40 years of age)cuarenta adj inv
 My husband is forty.
 Mi esposo tiene cuarenta.
your forties,
your 40s npl		 (age: 40-49 years)los cuarenta nmpl
  (ES, coloquial)la cuarentena art + nf
 Once you reach your forties, your perspective changes.
 Parece joven, pero debe estar en los cuarenta ya.
the forties,
the '40s npl		 (decade: 1940s)los 40 loc nom mpl
  los años 40 loc nom mpl
 Grandpa was born in the forties.
 El abuelo nació en los 40.
forty,
40 pron		 (people, things: 40 of them)cuarenta pron
 I wasn't sure how many cupcakes we would need, so I've baked 40.
 No sabía cuántas magdalenas íbamos a necesitar así que hice cuarenta.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
forty hours npl (working week) (semana laboral)cuarenta horas loc nom mpl
 No overtime for me: I do my forty hours and get out of there.
 Nada de horas extras para mí. Yo hago mis cuarenta horas y me largo de allí.
  semana laboral grupo nom
 Nada de horas extras para mí. Yo hago mi semana laboral y me largo de allí.
forty winks n informal (nap, short sleep) (coloquial)siestita nf
 I'm going to catch forty winks before getting ready to go out.
 Me voy a echar una siestita antes de prepararme para salir.
  (coloquial)siestecita nf
 Me voy a echar una siestecita antes de prepararme para salir.
  (coloquial)sueñecito nm
 Me voy a echar un sueñecito antes de prepararme para salir.
  cabezada nf
 Me voy a echar una cabezada antes de prepararme para salir.
  (MX)pestañazo nm
 Me voy a echar un pestañazo antes de prepararme para salir.
forty-five,
45 n		 (cardinal number: 45)cuarenta y cinco nm
 The song entered the charts at number forty-five.
 La canción entró al ranking en el número cuarenta y cinco.
45 n informal (7" vinyl record) (vinilo)45 RPM nm
 He collects old 45s and other rare vinyl.
forty-five,
45 adj		 (45 in number)cuarenta y cinco adj
 He claimed he could live without food or water for forty-five days.
 The record was designed to be played at forty-five revolutions per minute.
 Decía que podía vivir sin agua o comida durante cuarenta y cinco días.
forty-five,
45 adj		 (45 years of age)cuarenta y cinco adj
 He couldn't believe he would be forty-five on his next birthday.
forty-five,
45 pron		 (people, things: 45 of them)cuarenta y cinco pron
 One person died in the bus crash and 45 were injured.
forty-niner n US, historical, informal ([sb] participating in 1849 Gold Rush)buscador de oro, buscadora de oro loc nm, loc nf
fortysomething,
forty-something n		 informal (person in their 40s) (coloquial)cuarentón, cuarentona nm, nf
fortysomething,
forty-something adj		 informal (age: in your 40s) (coloquial)cuarentón/ona adj
  (coloquial)de cuarenta y tantos loc adj
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'forty' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
fortyish
Spanish:
cuarenta - cuarentena - mini - cuarentón - dar una cabezada - echar una siesta

Collocations: the number forty, [section, part, page] forty, [turn to, on] page forty, more...

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