| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
nine,
9 n | (cardinal number: 9) | nove nm |
| | My son can count up to nine. |
| | Mio figlio riesce a contare fino a nove. |
nine,
9 n | (symbol for number 9) | nove, 9 nm |
| | The teacher wrote a nine at the top of the page and began grading the next exam. |
| | La professoressa segnò nove in cima alla pagina e cominciò a correggere il compito successivo. |
nine,
9 n | (time: 9 o'clock) (le ore nove) | le nove nfpl |
| | The next movie starts at nine. |
| | Il prossimo spettacolo inizia alle nove. |
nine,
9 adj | (9 in number) | nove agg |
| | She has nine children. |
| | Ha nove figli. |
nine,
9 adj | (9 years of age) (età) | avere nove anni vtr |
| | | di nove anni loc agg |
| | Jason is only nine, but he's already studying physics. |
| | Jason ha solo nove anni, ma sta già studiando fisica. |
nine,
9 pron | (people, things: 9 of them) | nove pron |
| | Nine of the students failed the exam. |
| | Nove studenti non hanno superato l'esame. |
| 9 n | US, written (ninth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | nove agg |
| Nota: The example would be spoken "January ninth". |
| | Offer closes January 9. |
| | L'offerta termina il 9 gennaio. |
| 9 n | mainly UK, written (ninth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | nove agg |
| Nota: The example would be spoken as "(the) ninth of May". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | A general election will take place this year on 9 May. |
| | Le elezioni generali si svolgeranno il 9 maggio di quest'anno. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
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99,
99 flake n | UK (ice cream in cone with chocolate stick) (gelato inglese) | 99 Flake nm |
| a stitch in time saves nine expr | figurative (best to act without delay) (idiomatico) | prevenire è meglio che curare |
| | | è meglio non perdere tempo |
| cat-o'-nine-tails n | (whip with nine cords) (storico: tipo di frusta) | gatto a nove code nm |
| | Sailors who behaved badly were whipped on the back with a cat-o'-nine-tails as a punishment. |
| front nine | (golf) | prime nove nfpl |
nine hundred,
900 n | (cardinal number: 900) | novecento nm |
| | The number of people employed by the company is about nine hundred. |
nine hundred,
900 adj | (900 of [sth]) | novecento agg |
| | Nine hundred people have signed the petition protesting against the plan to build a wind farm near the village. |
| | Novecento persone hanno firmato la petizione per protestare contro il progetto di costruzione di un impianto eolico in prossimità del paese. |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 A.M.) (del mattino) | nove in punto |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 P.M.) (della sera) | nove in punto |
nine-banded armadillo,
Texas armadillo,
peba n | (animal) | armadillo a nove fasce nm |
| nine-thirty n | (9.30am, 0930 hours) (orario) | nove e mezza di mattina, nove e mezza del mattino nf |
| | Nicole arrived at the office just before nine-thirty. |
| nine-thirty n | (9.30pm, 2130 hours) (orario) | nove e mezza di sera nf |
| | Juan returned home at about nine-thirty. |
| 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 |
ninefold,
nine-fold adj | (having nine parts) | di nove parti, in nove parti, composto da nove parti loc agg |
ninefold,
nine-fold adj | (times nine) | nove volte loc avv |
ninefold,
nine-fold adv | (by nine, nine times) | per nove volte, nove volte loc avv |
ninefold,
nine-fold adv | (in nine ways) | in nove modi, in nove maniere loc avv |
ninety-nine,
99 n | (cardinal number: 99) (numero cardinale) | novantanove nm |
ninety-nine,
99 adj | (99 in number) | novantanove agg |
ninety-nine,
99 adj | (99 years of age) (anni di età) | novantanove agg |
ninety-nine,
99 pron | (people, things: 99 of them) (di persone, oggetti) | novantanove pron |
ninety-nine,
ninety-nine Flake n | UK (ice cream treat) | cono gelato (con bastoncini di cioccolato) nm |
| on cloud nine adj | figurative (blissfully happy) (figurato: contentissimo) | al settimo cielo avv |
| | Children are on cloud nine when they get their favorite desserts. |
| | I bambini sono al settimo cielo quando possono mangiare il loro dolce preferito. |
sixty-nine,
69 n | (cardinal number: 69) | sessantanove nm |
sixty-nine,
69 adj | (69 in number) | sessantanove agg |
| | There are sixty-nine names on the list of club members. |
sixty-nine,
69 adj | (69 years of age) | sessantanove anni nmpl |
| | | sessantanovenne agg |
| | Anne is celebrating her birthday today; she's sixty-nine. |
sixty-nine,
69 pron | (people, things: 69 of them) (di persone, oggetti) | sessantanove pron |
sixty-nine,
69 n | slang (sexual position) (posizione sessuale) | sessantanove nm |
| | The couple were doing a sixty-nine. |
twenty-nine,
29 n | (cardinal number: 29) | ventinove nm |
| | How do you say "twenty-nine" in French? |
twenty-nine,
29 adj | (29 in number) | ventinove agg invar |
| | Claire has twenty-nine pairs of shoes! |
twenty-nine,
29 adj | (29 years of age) | ventinove anni nmpl |
| | Judith is twenty-nine. |
twenty-nine,
29 pron | (people, things: 29 of them) (di persone, oggetti) | ventinove pron |
| 29 n | US, written (twenty-ninth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | ventinove agg |
| Nota: The examples would be spoken "February twenty-ninth" and "March first". |
| | Jana was born on February 29; she celebrates her birthday on March 1. |
| | Jana è nata il 29 febbraio; festeggia il compleanno il primo marzo. |
| 29 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-ninth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | il 29 nm |
| Nota: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-ninth of June". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | Thank you for your letter of 29 June. |
| | Grazie per la tua lettera del 29 giugno. |
| the whole nine yards expr | (everything possible) | tutto, tutto quanto, di tutto pron |
| | | tutto il possibile loc agg |