| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
five,
5 n | (cardinal number: 5) (numerale) | cinque nm |
| | Two and three make five. |
| | Due più tre fa cinque. |
five,
5 n | (symbol for number 5) | 5 nm |
| | I can't read your writing: is that a "5" or an "S"? |
| | Non riesco a leggere la tua scrittura: quello è un "5" o una "S"? |
five,
5 n | (people, things: set, group of 5) (gruppo, confezioni, ecc.) | da cinque loc agg |
| | | gruppo da cinque, set da cinque nm |
| | They supply the pens in a plastic packet and sell them in fives. |
| | Vendono le penne in pacchetti di plastica da cinque. |
five,
5 n | (time: 5 o'clock) (orario) | le cinque nfpl |
| | It's five already? I should go home soon. |
| | Sono già le cinque? Devo andare a casa tra poco. |
five,
5 adj | (5 in number) (numerale) | cinque agg |
| | There are five people in there. |
| | Ci sono cinque persone lì dentro. |
five,
5 adj | (5 years of age) (età) | avere cinque anni vtr |
| | | di cinque anni loc agg |
| | My daughter is five today! |
| | Da oggi, ho una figlia di cinque anni! |
five,
5 pron | (people, things: 5 of them) | cinque pron |
| | How many fish are in the pool? I can see five. |
| | Quanti pesci ci sono nel laghetto? Ne vedo cinque. |
| 5 n | US, written (fifth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | 5, il 5 nm |
| Nota: The example would be spoken "January fifth". |
| | I get back from vacation on January 5. |
| | Tornerò dalle vacanze il 5 gennaio. |
| 5 n | mainly UK, written (fifth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | 5, il 5 nm |
| Nota: The example would be spoken as "(the) fifth of October". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | If your birthday is 5 October, you're a Libra. |
| | Il tuo compleanno è il 5 ottobre. Sei una bilancia. |
| Traduzioni aggiuntive |
five,
5 n | (musical group of 5) | quintetto nm |
| | The five have been playing music together for over a year. |
| | È da oltre un anno che il quintetto suona assieme. |
five,
5 n | (playing card: with 5 pips) | cinque nm |
| | Three fives beat her two kings. |
| | Tre cinque battono i suoi due re. |
five,
5 n | US, Can, AU, informal (paper money: bill worth 5 dollars) | banconota da cinque nf |
| | | biglietto da cinque nm |
| | Do you have a five that you can lend me? I need some money for lunch. |
| | Hai una banconota da cinque da prestarmi? Ho bisogno di soldi per pranzo. |
five,
5 n | (5 pips on a die) (sulla faccia di un dado) | cinque nm |
| | I rolled a five and a two, so I moved forward seven spaces. |
| | Ho tirato un cinque e un due, così sono avanzato di sette spazi. |
five,
5 n | UK (paper money: note worth 5 pounds) | banconota da cinque sterline nf |
| | Can you change a ten pound note for two fives? |
five,
5 n | (paper money: note worth 5 euros) | banconota da cinque euro nf |
| | I handed the shopkeeper a five and he gave me five cents back. |
five,
5 n | (basketball team) (pallacanestro) | i cinque nmpl |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
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five hundred,
500 n | (cardinal number: 500) | cinquecento nm |
| | The child proudly announced that she could count to five hundred. |
| | Il bambino disse orgoglioso di saper contare fino a cinquecento. |
five hundred,
500 adj | (500 of [sth]) | cinquecento agg |
| | I need five hundred dollars to fix my car. |
| | Ho bisogno di cinquecento dollari per riparare la macchina. |
five hundred thousand,
500,
000 adj | (500,000 in number) | cinquecentomila agg |
| | The couple have savings of 500,000 pounds. |
five o'clock,
5 o'clock n | (time: 5 P.M.) (del mattino) | cinque in punto |
five o'clock,
5 o'clock n | (time: 5 A.M.) (del pomeriggio) | cinque in punto |
| five senses npl | (sight, hearing, etc.) | cinque sensi nmpl |
| | Nature provides endless banquets for our five senses. |
| | La natura è un infinito banchetto per i nostri cinque sensi. |
| five stars npl | (highest rating) | cinque stelle nfpl |
| | Ho prenotato un albergo a cinque stelle |
| five thousand adj | (5000 of [sth]) (raro) | cinquemillesimo agg |
| five-a-side n | UK (a form of soccer) (sport) | calcio a cinque, calcetto nm |
five-dollar bill,
five dollar bill n | US, Can (banknote: $5) | banconota da cinque dollari nf |
| | I paid for my lunch with a five-dollar bill. |
| | Ho pagato il mio pranzo con una banconota da cinque dollari. |
| five-eighth n | AU, NZ (rugby position) (posizione del rugby) | standoff nm |
| five-o'clock shadow n | informal (stubble on a man's chin) | ombra pomeridiana della barba |
| | My beard grows so quickly that I always have a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime. |
| five-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated five stars) (hotel) | cinque stelle nm |
| | | hotel cinque stelle nm |
| five-star n as adj | figurative (highly rated, recommended) | da cinque stelle loc agg |
| | | vivamente consigliato agg |
fivefold,
five-fold adj | (having five parts) | di cinque parti, fatto di cinque parti loc agg |
fivefold,
five-fold adj | (quintuple, times five) | quintuplo agg |
fivefold,
five-fold adv | (by five, five times) | cinque volte tanto loc avv |
| | Since Delia set up her website, sales of her artwork have increased fivefold. |
fivefold,
five-fold adv | (in five ways) | in cinque modi, in cinque modalità loc avv |
forty-five,
45 n | (cardinal number: 45) | quarantacinque nm |
| | The song entered the charts at number forty-five. |
| | La canzone è entrata in classifica alla posizione quarantacinque. |
| 45 n | informal (7" vinyl record) (disco) | quarantacinque giri nm |
| | He collects old 45s and other rare vinyl. |
forty-five,
45 adj | (45 in number) | quarantacinque agg |
| | 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. |
| | Sostiene di poter sopravvivere quarantacinque giorni senza cibo né acqua. |
forty-five,
45 adj | (45 years of age) (età) | di quarantacinque anni agg |
| | He couldn't believe he would be forty-five on his next birthday. |
| | (età) | quarantacinquenne agg |
| | Non poteva credere che al suo prossimo compleanno sarebbe diventato quarantacinquenne. |
forty-five,
45 pron | (people, things: 45 of them) (di persone, oggetti) | quarantacinque pron |
| | One person died in the bus crash and 45 were injured. |
| give me five interj | slang (congratulatory) (colloquiale, gesto) | dammi il cinque inter |
| | You passed your driving test? Give me five! |
| | Hai passato l'esame della patente? Bravo, dammi il cinque! |
| hang five v expr | slang (surf: one foot curled over board) (surf: tecnica) | hang five nm |
| high five n | informal (hand-slapping gesture) (gesto con la mano aperta) | cinque nm |
| | Great job on the playing field! Give me a high five! |
| | Ben fatto! Dammi il cinque! |
| high-five [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (give hand-slap) | dare il cinque a [qlcn] vtr |
| | The player high-fived his teammates after scoring a goal. |
| | Il giocatore diede il cinque ai compagni di squadra dopo aver segnato un gol. |
| nine-to-five n | informal (daily work routine) | orario d'ufficio nm |
| | | giornata lavorativa, routine lavorativa nf |
| nine-to-five adj | informal (relating to the workday) | impiegatizio, lavorativo agg |
| nine-to-five adj | informal (unwilling to put in extra effort) | incapace di andare oltre l'orario lavorativo loc agg |
| take five v expr | informal, figurative (have short break) | prendersi una pausa, farsi una pausa v rif |
twenty-five,
25 n | (cardinal number: 25) | venticinque nm |
| | There are twenty-five children in the class. |
| | La classe è di venticinque alunni. |
twenty-five,
25 adj | (25 in number) | venticinque agg invar |
| | He requested twenty-five of those screwdrivers. |
| | Ha richiesto venticinque cacciavite come quelli. |
twenty-five,
25 adj | (25 years of age) | venticinque anni nmpl |
| | Tania is twenty-five. Sharon has a twenty-five-year-old brother. |
| | Tania ha venticinque anni. Sharon ha un fratello di venticinque anni. |
twenty-five,
25 pron | (people, things: 25 of them) (di persone, oggetti) | venticinque pron |
| | Exactly 25 people have been accepted into the program. |
| 25 n | US, written (twenty-fifth day of specified month) | venticinque, il venticinque nm |
| Nota: The example would be spoken "February twenty-first to February twenty-fifth". |
| | Winter Break will be from February 21 to February 25 inclusive. |
| | La pausa invernale sarà dal 21 febbraio al 25 febbraio compreso. |
| 25 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-fifth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | venticinque, il venticinque nm |
| Nota: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-fifth of April". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | The letter was dated 25 April, 2010. |
| | La lettera era datata 25 aprile 2010. |
twenty-five cents,
25 cents npl | (coins worth quarter of a dollar) | venticinque centesimi nmpl |
| | One quarter equals 25 cents. |
twenty-five percent,
25 percent,
25 per cent,
25% n | (a quarter) | venticinque per cento, 25% nm |
| | Twenty-five percent is a quarter of one hundred. |
| | Il venticinque per cento è un quarto di cento. |
twenty-five percent,
25 percent,
25 per cent,
25% adv | (a quarter: of [sth]) | venticinque per cento, 25% nm |