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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

dos1 ADJ invariable

dos para más ejemplos ver tb

dos
two
entre los dos lo terminamos muy rápido
between the two of us we finished it really quickly
sujétalo con las dos manos
hold it with both hands
se rompió las dos piernas
he broke both (his) legs
cantaron los dos
they both sang
esta casa es demasiado grande para nosotros dos
this house is too big for the two of us
llamó dos veces
he called twice
caminaban de dos en dos
they walked in pairs
entraron de dos en dos
they came in two at a time o two by two
cada dos por tres me llama cada dos por tres para preguntarme tonterías
he phones me up every five minutes to ask me some stupid question
se me avería cada dos por tres
it's always breaking down on me
como (que) dos y dos son cuatro
as sure as the day is long Am
como (que) dos y dos son cuatro
as sure as night follows day Brit
como (que) dos y dos son cuatro
as sure as eggs is eggs Brit inf
no hay dos sin tres
misfortunes/these things always come in threes
ya somos dos
that makes two of us

cinco2 N m

1. cinco (número):

cinco
five
me tocó el cinco
I got number five
aprieta el cinco
press (number) five
hace los cincos al revés
he writes his fives backward(s)
el cinco de corazones
the five of hearts

2. cinco Peru (momento):

cinco
moment

cinco1 ADJ invariable

cinco
five
noventa y cinco
ninety-five
quinientos cinco
five hundred and five
la fila cinco
row five
la fila cinco
the fifth row
vinieron los cinco
the five of them came
nos invitó a los cinco
he invited the five of us
somos cinco
there are five of us
en grupos de (a) cinco
in groups of five
iban entrando de cinco en cinco
they went in five at a time
la habitación es de cinco por ocho
the room is five by eight
me costó cinco libras y pico
I paid five pounds something for it
es el número cinco en la lista
he's fifth on the list
son las cinco de la mañana/tarde
it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon
las dos menos cinco o LatAm excep. RioPl cinco para las dos
five to two
las ocho y cinco
five past eight
llegó a (las) y cinco
she arrived at five after Am
llegó a (las) y cinco
she arrived at five past Brit
serían las cinco y pico
it must have been just after five (o'clock)
son las cinco pasadas
it's just after five
son las cinco pasadas
it's just past five Am
son las cinco pasadas
it's just gone five Brit
hoy estamos a o hoy es cinco
today is the fifth
el día cinco es su cumpleaños
her birthday is on the fifth
el día cinco es su cumpleaños
the fifth is her birthday
calzo el cinco
I take (a) size five
vive en el número cinco
he lives at number five
en el siglo cinco
in the fifth century
ni cinco inf no tengo ni cinco
I'm broke inf
ni cinco inf no tengo ni cinco
I don't have a red cent Am inf
no sabe/entendió ni cinco LatAm
he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing
venga/choca esos cinco inf
put it there! inf
venga/choca esos cinco inf
give me five! inf

dos2 N m

dos para ejemplos ver cinco

dos
two
dos
number two
en un dos por tres
in a flash
hacer del dos Mex Peru inf
to do a pooh childspeak

cinco2 N m

1. cinco (número):

cinco
five
me tocó el cinco
I got number five
aprieta el cinco
press (number) five
hace los cincos al revés
he writes his fives backward(s)
el cinco de corazones
the five of hearts

2. cinco Peru (momento):

cinco
moment

cinco1 ADJ invariable

cinco
five
noventa y cinco
ninety-five
quinientos cinco
five hundred and five
la fila cinco
row five
la fila cinco
the fifth row
vinieron los cinco
the five of them came
nos invitó a los cinco
he invited the five of us
somos cinco
there are five of us
en grupos de (a) cinco
in groups of five
iban entrando de cinco en cinco
they went in five at a time
la habitación es de cinco por ocho
the room is five by eight
me costó cinco libras y pico
I paid five pounds something for it
es el número cinco en la lista
he's fifth on the list
son las cinco de la mañana/tarde
it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon
las dos menos cinco o LatAm excep. RioPl cinco para las dos
five to two
las ocho y cinco
five past eight
llegó a (las) y cinco
she arrived at five after Am
llegó a (las) y cinco
she arrived at five past Brit
serían las cinco y pico
it must have been just after five (o'clock)
son las cinco pasadas
it's just after five
son las cinco pasadas
it's just past five Am
son las cinco pasadas
it's just gone five Brit
hoy estamos a o hoy es cinco
today is the fifth
el día cinco es su cumpleaños
her birthday is on the fifth
el día cinco es su cumpleaños
the fifth is her birthday
calzo el cinco
I take (a) size five
vive en el número cinco
he lives at number five
en el siglo cinco
in the fifth century
ni cinco inf no tengo ni cinco
I'm broke inf
ni cinco inf no tengo ni cinco
I don't have a red cent Am inf
no sabe/entendió ni cinco LatAm
he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing
venga/choca esos cinco inf
put it there! inf
venga/choca esos cinco inf
give me five! inf

DOS N m COMPUT

DOS
DOS

dos caballos N m

dos caballos
2CV ®
dos caballos
deux chevaux ®

dos piezas N m

dos piezas
suit
dos piezas
two-piece suit

dos puntos N mpl

dos puntos
colon

goma dos N f

goma dos
plastic explosive

do1 N m

do (nota)
C
do (en solfeo)
do
do (en solfeo)
doh Brit
do bemol/sostenido
C flat/sharp
en do mayor/menor
in C major/minor

do2 ADV liter

do
where

do. N m

do. → domingo

do.
Sun.

domingo N m para ejemplos ver lunes

1. domingo (día):

domingo
Sunday
domingo REL
Sabbath
ropa/traje de domingo
Sunday best
iba vestido de domingo
he was dressed in his Sunday best
salir con un domingo siete LatAm inf ahora que tengo todo preparado me sale con este domingo siete
now that I've got everything ready he springs this on me o he goes and tells me this inf

2. domingo Mex (dinero para niños):

domingo
allowance
domingo
pocket money Brit

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
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I. dos ADJ inv

dos
two
dos puntos
colon
de dos en dos
two by two
están a dos SPORTS
it's two-all

Phrases:

cada dos por tres
all the time
en un dos por tres
in a flash

II. dos N m

dos
two
los/las dos
both

Phrases:

como dos y dos son cuatro
as sure as night follows day

I. ocho ADJ inv

ocho
eight
jornada de ocho horas
eight-hour day
ocho veces mayor/menor que...
eight times bigger/smaller than ...
a las ocho
at eight (o'clock)
son las ocho y media de la mañana/tarde
it is half past eight in the morning/evening
las ocho y cuarto/menos cuarto
a quarter past/to eight
a las ocho en punto
at eight o'clock precisely [or on the dot]
el ocho de agosto
the eighth of August
dentro de ocho días
in a week's time
de aquí a ocho días
a week from now

Phrases:

echar a alguien con los ochos y los nueves
to be blunt with sb
ser más chulo que un ocho inf
to be a right show off
dar igual ocho que ocho
not to care less

II. ocho N m

ocho
eight

goma-dos N f no pl

goma-dos
plastic explosive

do <does> N m

do (de la escala diatónica)
C
do (de la solfa)
doh
do bemol
C flat
do de pecho
high C
dar el do de pecho fig
to make a great effort
do sostenido
C sharp
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
two
dos
two
dos m
that makes two of us inf
ya somos dos
twice
dos veces
deuce
dos m
two-stroke
motor m de dos tiempos
two-stroke
de dos tiempos
two-seater
de dos plazas
two-handed (with both hands) fig
a dos manos
double-check
comprobar dos veces
in the PONS Dictionary
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Spanish
English
English

I. dos [dos] ADJ inv

dos
two
dos puntos
colon
de dos en dos
two by two
están a dos SPORTS
it's two-all

Phrases:

cada dos por tres
all the time
en un dos por tres
in a flash

II. dos [dos] N m

dos
two
los/las dos
both

goma-dos [ˈgo·ma-dos] N f

goma-dos
plastic explosive

do <does> [do] N m

do (de la escala diatónica)
C
do (de la solfa)
do
do bemol
C flat
do de pecho
high C
do sostenido
C sharp
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
two
dos
two
dos m
that makes two of us inf
ya somos dos
twice
dos veces
deuce
dos m
two-stroke
motor m de dos tiempos
two-stroke
de dos tiempos
love seat
sofá m para dos
two/three-storied
de dos/tres pisos
twinning
hermanamiento m de dos ciudades

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

dos cilindros

dos cilindros
2-cylinder

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

de dos en dos
two by two
como dos y dos son cuatro
as sure as night follows day
vive a dos pasos de mi casa
he lives very near to my house
el partido terminó dos a dos
the game ended two all
de dos en dos
two at a time