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sixteen, 16 n | (cardinal number: 16) | dieciséis nm |
| Four times four is sixteen. |
| Cuatro por cuatro es dieciséis. |
sixteen, 16 adj | (16 in number) | dieciséis adj mf |
| There are sixteen students in my evening class. |
| Tengo dieciséis estudiantes en mi clase de por la tarde. |
sixteen, 16 adj | (16 years of age) (informal) | dieciséis pron |
| | dieciséis años loc nom mpl |
| Nicole is sixteen. |
| Nicole tiene dieciséis. |
sixteen, 16 pron | (people, things: 16 of them) | dieciséis pron |
| Sixteen went on the school trip to Paris. |
| Dieciséis fueron a la excursión de París. |
16 n | US, written (sixteenth day of specified month) | el 16 loc prnl |
| | el dieciséis loc prnl |
Note: The example would be spoken "January sixteenth". |
| Civil Rights Day falls on January 16 this year. |
| El día de los derechos civiles cae el 16 de enero este año. |
16 n | mainly UK, written (sixteenth day of specified month) | el 16 loc prnl |
| | el dieciséis loc prnl |
Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) sixteenth of July". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| We're getting married on 16 July. |
| Nos casamos el 16 de julio. |
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