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24 hours,
24 hours a day,
twenty-four hours,
twenty-four hours a day expr | (all day, night) | 24 horas loc adv |
| | The convenience store is open 24 hours a day. |
24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (lasting 24 hours) | de 24 horas loc adj |
24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (open all day, night) | 24 horas loc adj |
| | There's a 24-hour ATM on the corner. |
the 24-hour clock,
the twenty-four-hour clock n | (time format: 00-23 hours) | sistema horario de 24 horas nm + loc adj |
24/7,
twenty-four-seven adv | US, informal (all the time) | todos los días de la semana loc adv |
| | | toda la semana loc adv |
| | | 24 horas loc adv |
| | This supermarket is open 24/7. |
brush-footed butterfly,
four-footed butterfly n | colloquial (flying insect: nymphalid) | ninfálido nm |
the four corners of the earth,
all four corners of the earth,
the four corners of the globe npl | figurative (every part of the world) | todos los rincones del mundo expr |
| | | confines de la Tierra expr |
| four corners rule n | (law: by text of contract) | doctrina interpretativa de un texto de conformidad con el contenido del mismo loc nom f |
four hundred,
400 n | (cardinal number: 400) | cuatrocientos nm |
| | | 400 nm |
| | 400 minus three is 397. |
four hundred,
400 adj | (400 of [sth]) | cuatrocientos/as adj |
| | He claimed he could eat four hundred hot dogs in three hours. |
| | Afirmaba que era capaz de comerse cuatrocientos perritos calientes en tres horas. |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 P.M.) (tarde) | 4 nfpl |
| | | cuatro nfpl |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 A.M.) (mañana, madrugada) | 4 nfpl |
| | | cuatro nfpl |
| four of a kind n | (hand in card games) | póquer nm |
| | Four of a kind beats any hand in poker except a straight flush. |
| | El póquer le gana a cualquier jugada, excepto a una escalera de color. |
| four of a kind n | (four similar things) | cuatro iguales grupo nom |
| | These antique chairs are four of a kind that form a set. |
| four square n | US (handball: teams of 4) | cuatro cuadras loc nom m |
| four-square adj | (building: square in shape) | cuadrado/a adj |
| four-square adj | (person: resolute) | firme adj mf |
| | | resuelto/a adj |
| four-square adv | (building: squarely, solidly) | firme adj mf |
| | | sólido/a adj |
| four-square adv | (person: resolutely) | firmemente adv |
| | | decisivamente adv |
| | | de manera resuelta loc adv |
four-by-four,
4x4 n | (vehicle with four-wheel drive) | todoterreno nm |
| | | cuatro por cuatro loc nom m |
four-color process (US),
four-colour process (UK) n | (four-hue printing method) | cuatricromía nf |
| four-door adj | (car: having four doors) | de cuatro puertas loc adj |
| four-engined adj | (airplane: with four engines) | cuatrimotor adj mf |
| | | tetramotor adj mf |
| four-eyed adj | pejorative, offensive, informal (person: wearing glasses) | cuatro ojos loc nom mf |
| four-eyes n | pejorative, offensive, informal (person: wearing glasses) (coloquial) | cuatro ojos loc nom mf |
| four-footed adj | (animal: having four feet) | cuadrúpedo/a adj |
| four-four time n | (music: time signature) (música) | cuatro por cuatro loc nom m |
| | (música) | cuatro cuartos loc nom mpl |
| four-handed adj | (using four hands) | a cuatro manos loc adj |
| four-in-hand n | (carriage: four horse team) | carruaje tirado por cuatro caballos nm + loc adj |
| four-in-hand n | (tie knot) (corbata) | nudo simple loc nom m |
| | | cuatro en mano loc nom m |
| four-leaf clover n | (clover with four leaves) | trébol de cuatro hojas nm + loc adj |
| | I searched the grass for a four-leaf clover. |
| | Busqué un trébol de cuatro hojas en el pasto. |
| four-leaf clover n | (symbol of good luck) (figurado) | trébol de cuatro hojas loc nom m |
| | | trébol de la suerte nm |
| | My dog's been a kind of four-leaf clover to me all his life. |
| | Durante toda su vida mi perro ha sido una especie de trébol de cuatro hojas para mí. |
| four-legged adj | (animal: having four legs) | de cuatro patas loc adj |
| four-legged friend n | (beloved animal, usually a dog or horse) (figurado) | amigo de cuatro patas nm + loc adj |
| | (figurado) | amigo peludo nm + adj |
| | | mascota nf |
| four-letter adj | (word: having four letters) | de cuatro letras loc adj |
| four-letter word n | (curse word, bad word) | palabrota nf |
| four-o'clock family n | (plant group) | nictaginácea nf |
| four-poster n | (canopied bed with four posts) | cama con dosel grupo nom |
| four-poster bed n | (bed: post at each corner) | cama con dosel grupo nom |
| | My grandparents have a four-poster bed. |
| | Mis abuelos tienen una cama con dosel. |
| four-star n as adj | (military: being a full general, admiral) | de cuatro estrellas loc adj |
| four-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated four stars) | de cuatro estrellas loc adj |
| four-star general n | (high-ranking military officer) | General del Ejército loc nom mf |
| | Dwight David Eisenhower was a four-star-general. |
| | | Comandante Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas loc nom mf |
| | | alto general loc nom mf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Un alto general estadounidense asegura que Washington no tiene intención de atacar a Irán. |
| | (PR) | general de cuatro estrellas loc nom mf |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | motor de cuatro tiempos nm + loc adj |
| four-wheel n as adj | (having four wheels) | de cuatro ruedas loc adj |
| four-wheel n as adj | (powered by four wheels) (tracción) | de cuatro ruedas loc adj |
| four-wheel drive n | (vehicle: SUV) (coloquial) | cuatro por cuatro loc nom m |
| | | todoterreno nm |
| | (AR) | cuatro por cuatro loc nom nf |
| | Drivers in rural areas need a four-wheel drive to cope with winter conditions. |
| | Los conductores de zonas rurales necesitan un cuatro por cuatro para resistir a las condiciones del invierno. |
| | | vehículo con tracción de cuatro por cuatro nm + loc adj |
| | | vehículo con tracción en las cuatro ruedas nm + loc adj |
| four-wheel drive n as adj | (vehicle: of SUV type) | cuatro por cuatro loc adj |
| | | con tracción de cuatro por cuatro loc adj |
| four-year term n | (official period of four years) | cuatrienio nm |
| | In the United States the President serves a four-year term. |
| | En los Estados Unidos el presidente gobierna durante un cuatrienio. |
| | | período de cuatro años loc nom m |
| | En los Estados Unidos el presidente gobierna durante un período de cuatro años. |
fourfold,
four-fold adj | (having four parts) | cuádruple adj mf |
| | | de cuatro partes loc adj |
| | The stages of this plan are fourfold, beginning with the identification of key factors. |
fourfold,
four-fold adj | (quadruple, times four) | cuadruplicado adj mf |
| | (aumentar, multiplicar...) | cuatro veces, por cuatro loc adv |
| | (disminuir, reducirse...) | a la cuarta parte loc adv |
| | This year we have seen a fourfold increase in sales thanks to our new marketing campaign. |
fourfold,
four-fold adv | (by four, four times) (aumentar, multiplicar...) | cuatro veces, por cuatro loc adv |
| | (disminuir, reducirse...) | a la cuarta parte loc adv |
| | This microscope increases the size of the specimen fourfold. |
fourfold,
four-fold adv | (in four ways) | de cuatro maneras, de cuatro formas loc adv |
| | Owning a dog can improve your life fourfold, bringing companionship, exercise, reduced stress, and an opportunity to meet people. |
lucky clover,
four-leaf clover n | (four-leafed plant considered lucky) | trébol de cuatro hojas nm + loc adj |
| petit four n | (small cake) (voz francesa) | petit four loc nom m |
| | | pastelito nm |
quad bike,
four-wheeler n | informal (ATV: four-wheeled motorcycle) | cuatrimoto nf |
| | | cuatriciclo nm |
| | (ES; voz inglesa) | quad nm |
| rule of four n | US (law: Supreme Court convention) (derecho estadounidense) | regla de los cuatro loc nom f |
| Note: práctica judicial aplicada en las sesiones del Tribunal Supremo según la cual son necesarios los votos favorables de al menos cuatro magistrados para la admisión a trámite de un asunto o la revisión de sentencias de otros tribunales (writ of certiorari) |
| three-four time n | (music: 3/4 time signature) | compás de tres por cuatro loc nom m |
| | Waltzes are usually in three-four time. |
| | Los valses generalmente se caracterizan por el compás de tres por cuatro. |
twenty-four,
24 n | (cardinal number: 24) | veinticuatro nm |
| | En la lotería salió el veinticuatro. |
twenty-four,
24 adj | (24 in number) | veinticuatro adj mf |
| | Sobre la mesa había veinticuatro hermosas rosas rojas. |
twenty-four,
24 adj | (24 years of age) (informal) | veinticuatro pron |
| | | veinticuatro años loc nom mpl |
| | He was twenty-four years old when he got married for the first time. |
| | Tenía veinticuatro cuando se casó por primera vez. |
twenty-four,
24 pron | (people, things: 24 of them) | veinticuatro pron |
| 24 n | US, written (twenty-fourth day of specified month) | el 24 loc prnl |
| | | el veinticuatro loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken "December twenty-fourth". |
| | Christmas Eve is on December 24. |
| | La Nochevieja es el 24 de diciembre. |
| 24 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-fourth day of specified month) | el 24 loc prnl |
| | | el veinticuatro loc prnl |
| Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-fourth 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 24 June. |
| | Gracias por tu carta del 24 de junio. |
twenty-four carat,
24-carat n as adj | figurative, informal (genuine) | auténtico/a adj |
| | | total, completo/a adj |
| | If John believes that, he is a 24-carat idiot. |
| | Si Juan cree eso, es un auténtico idiota. |
| two-by-four n | (length of timber) | madera de 2 x 4 pulgadas grupo nom |
| two-four time n | (music: time signature of 2/4) | compás de dos por cuatro nm |
| | Tienes que practicar el compás de 2/4. |