nines in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.nine [Am naɪn, Brit nʌɪn] N

II.nine [Am naɪn, Brit nʌɪn] ADJ

See also four

I.four [Am fɔr, Brit fɔː] N

four
cuatro m
six from ten leaves four
diez menos seis es igual a cuatro
three fours are twelve
tres por cuatro (son) doce
to count in fours
contar de cuatro en cuatro
a five followed by two fours
un cinco seguido de dos cuatros
on page four
en la página cuatro
he's nearly four
tiene casi cuatro años
at the age of four
a los cuatro años (de edad)
it's nearly four
son casi las cuatro
they are sold in fours
los venden de a cuatro en cuatro
they are sold in fours
los venden de cuatro en cuatro Spain
the four of us/them
nosotros/ellos cuatro
there were four of us/them
éramos/eran cuatro
divide it into four
divídelo en cuatro
on all fours
en or a cuatro patas
on all fours
a gatas

II.four [Am fɔr, Brit fɔː] ADJ

nine-to-five [Am ˌnaɪntəˈfaɪv, Brit nʌɪntəˈfʌɪv] ADJ

nine-to-fiver [Am ˌnaɪn(t)əˈfaɪv(ə)r, Brit ˌnʌɪntəˈfʌɪvə] N

cat-o'-nine-tails <pl cat-o'-nine-tails, + sing vb> [Am ˌkædəˈnaɪnˌteɪlz, Brit katəˈnʌɪnteɪlz] N

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nines in the PONS Dictionary

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See also eight

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no later than nine o'clock
no más tarde de las nueve
to be on cloud nine
estar en el séptimo cielo

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nines Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a nine-days' wonder
ser un prodigio efímero
possession is nine points of the law
la posesión es lo que cuenta
no later than nine o'clock
no más tarde de las nueve
to be on cloud nine
estar en el séptimo cielo
a stitch in time saves nine prov
una puntada a tiempo ahorra ciento prov
to be done (up) to the nines inf
ir de punta en blanco
to have the nine lives of a cat
tener siete vidas
to talk nine to the dozen Brit
hablar como una tarabilla descompuesta
a stitch in time saves nine prov
más vale prevenir que curar prov
to be dressed up to the nines
ir de veinticinco alfileres
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He impressed the other literati at the celebratory dinner, where he was dressed to the nines and drank with moderation.
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To mark the passing of the nines, a painting of a plum tree with 81 uncolored blossoms is hung up and every day a new flower is painted red.
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Five nines reliability in a continuously operated system means an average downtime of no more than approximately five minutes per year.
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He developed a habit of dressing to the nines, which gave him the reputation of a dandy.
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They make for a colourful group, dressed to the nines in glitzy embroidered saris.
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She's hugely fashion-conscious... she's always been dressed to the nines and likes designer labels and likes fine stuff.
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