sixteen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɪksˈtiːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪksˈtin/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sikstēn)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
sweet sixteen n informal (girl's 16th birthday)dulces dieciséis loc nom mpl
  (celebración de 15 años)quince nmpl
  (MX, PR; celebración de 15 años)quinceañera nf
Note: En las culturas hispanas, se celebran los quince años.
sweet sixteen adj informal (girl: 16 years old)tener dieciséis, tener dieciséis años loc verb
 Amy was sweet sixteen and had never been kissed.
 Amy tenía dieciséis y nunca la habían besado.
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'sixteen' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: [almost, nearly, roughly, exactly] sixteen, [a maximum, a minimum, an average] of sixteen, [multiplied, divided] by sixteen, more...

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