ten

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɛn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ten)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ten,
10
n
(cardinal number: 10)diez nm
 Ten is the number that comes after nine and before eleven.
 Diez es el número que viene después de nueve y antes de once.
ten,
10
adj
(10 in number)diez adj mf
 There were ten people in the queue.
 Había diez personas en la fila.
ten,
10
adj
(10 years of age) (informal)diez pron
  diez años loc nom mpl
 Emily is ten.
 Emily tiene diez.
tens of [sth] adj (thousands, millions: times ten)decenas de cuantificador
 When the company folded, tens of thousands of factory workers lost their jobs.
 Cuando la compañía quebró, decenas de miles de trabajadores perdieron sus empleos.
ten,
10
pron
(people, things: 10 of them)diez pron
 I counted the books and there were ten.
 Conté los libros, y había diez.
tens npl (multiples of ten)decenas nfpl
  de diez en diez loc adv
 The children were learning to count to 100 in tens.
 Los niños estaban aprendiendo a contar a 100 en decenas.
 Los niños estaban empezando a contar a 100 de diez en diez.
ten,
10
n
(time: 10 o'clock)las diez loc prnl
 "What time is it?" - "Ten."
 —¿Qué hora es? —Son las diez.
10 n US, written (tenth day of specified month)el 10 loc prnl
  el diez loc prnl
Note: The example would be spoken "July tenth".
 We fly out of New York City on July 10.
 Volamos a Nueva York el 10 de julio.
10 n mainly UK, written (tenth day of specified month)el 10 loc prnl
  el diez loc prnl
Note: The example would be spoken as "(the) tenth of July". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US.
 This offer is valid until 10 July 2019.
 Esta oferta es válida hasta el 10 de julio del 2019.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
a ten,
a 10
n
slang (person: good looking)machote nm
  (MX)cuero nm
  (AR, CO, PE)churro nm
  (CL)mino nm
 Steve is definitely a ten!
 ¡Steve es definitivamente un machote!
ten,
10
n
(playing card: with 10 pips)diez nm
 Vicky led with the ten of clubs.
 Vicky iba ganando con el diez de tréboles.
ten,
10
n
US, Can, AU, informal (paper money: bill worth 10 dollars)billete de diez dólares nm + loc adj
 Do you have any change? I only have a ten.
 ¿Tiene cambio? Solo tengo un billete de diez dólares.
ten,
10
n
UK (paper money: note worth 10 pounds)billete de diez libras nm + loc adj
 The bank cashier asked Jana if she would prefer a twenty or two tens.
 El cajero del banco le preguntó a Jana si prefería dos billetes de diez libras o uno de veinte.
ten,
10
n
(paper money: note worth 10 euros)billete de diez euros nm + loc adj
 The book cost €9.50, so I paid with a ten.
 El libro costaba €9,50, así que pagué con un billete de diez euros.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
a dime a dozen (US),
ten a penny (UK)
adj
figurative, informal (common)a montones loc adv
  (coloquial)a patadas loc adv
  hasta debajo de las piedras loc adv
 In Hollywood, aspiring young actresses are a dime a dozen.
 En Hollywood, jóvenes aspirantes a actrices hay a montones.
hang ten v expr slang (surf: both feet curled over board)hacer un hang ten loc verb
ten cents npl US, Can (dime, 10th of a dollar) (de dólar)diez centavos adj + nmpl
  diez céntimos adj + nmpl
ten cents npl (10th of a euro) (de euro)diez centavos adj + nmpl
  diez céntimos adj + nmpl
the Ten Commandments npl (Bible: instructions given to Moses)Diez Mandamientos loc nom mpl
  Decálogo nm
 God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
  diez mandamientos nmpl
ten million adj (ten thousand thousand: of [sth])diez millones adj
 A los pasos que está creciendo, esa ciudad pronto llegará a los diez millones de habitantes.
ten o'clock,
10 o'clock
n
(time: 10 A.M.)diez de la mañana grupo nom
  diez en punto grupo nom
 At weekends, I rarely get up before ten o'clock.
 Los fines de semana suelo levantarme después de las diez de la mañana.
ten o'clock,
10 o'clock
n
(time: 10 P.M.)diez de la noche grupo nom
 There's not much to do in this town after ten o'clock.
 No hay mucho que hacer en esta ciudad después de las diez de la noche.
ten or so adj (about 10)diez o así loc adv
 In about ten or so days, I will have finished my exams!
 En diez días o así habré terminado mis exámenes.
  unos diez loc adv
 En unos diez días habré terminado mis exámenes.
  como diez loc adv
 Como en diez días habré terminado mis exámenes.
ten out of ten n (mark, result: 10/10)diez sobre diez grupo nominal
ten out of ten n figurative (highest possible score)diez de diez grupo nominal
 Nada mal. has hecho nueve de diez. La próxima seguro que haces diez de diez.
ten thousand,
10,
000
adj
(10,000 in number)diez mil adj
 The distance between Madrid and Buenos Aires is almost exactly ten thousand kilometres.
 La distancia entre Madrid y Buenos aires es casi de diez mil kilómetros exactos.
ten-dollar bill n US (note worth 10 dollars)billete de diez dólares nm + loc adj
 When I was a child, I always got a brand new ten-dollar bill for my birthday.
ten-gallon hat n (large cowboy hat)sombrero tejano nm + adj
ten-pin bowling,
skittles,
tenpins
n
(game of skittles)bolos nmpl
  boliche nm
  (voz inglesa)bowling nm
tens place,
tens position
n
(second digit left of decimal)décimo lugar loc nom m
tenfold,
ten-fold
adj
(having ten parts)décuplo adj
 The process is tenfold, so make sure you are familiar with each step before you begin.
tenfold,
ten-fold
adj
(times ten: in greatness, etc.)décuplo adj
 James vowed tenfold revenge on the company that wronged him.
tenfold,
ten-fold
adv
(by ten, ten times)diez veces loc adv
 The population has increased tenfold in the last fifty years.
tenfold,
ten-fold
adv
(in ten ways)de diez maneras, de diez formas loc adv
tenpin,
ten-pin
n
(skittle used in bowling)bolo nm
  (AmL)pino nm
tenpin bowling,
ten-pin bowling,
US: tenpins
n
(bowling with ten pins)bolos nmpl
  boliche nm
  (voz inglesa)bowling nm
top ten n (10 best or most popular)los 10 mejores, las 10 mejores expr
  los 10 favoritos, las 10 favoritas expr
  los 10 principales, las 10 principales expr
 I can't single out one movie as my favorite, but I can give you my top ten.
 No puedo elegir una película favorita, pero te puedo dar las 10 mejores.
two a penny,
ten a penny
adj
(common and of little value)a montones loc adv
  de poco valor loc adj
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