ordinal number in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ordinal number in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ordinal number, ordinal [ˈɔrdnəl ˈnəmbər] N

ordinal number

ordinal m

ordinal number

número m ordinal

Translations for ordinal number in the Spanish»English Dictionary

número ordinal

ordinal number

ordinal

ordinal number

Translations for ordinal number in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] N

1.1. number C (digit):

number

número m

in round numbers

en números redondos

a six-figure number

un número de seis cifras

1.2. number C (abstract quantity):

number

número m

a minus number

un número negativo

2.1. number (for identification):

number

número m

telephone number

número de teléfono

wrong number

número equivocado

license or Brit registration number

número de matrícula

license or Brit registration number

número de placa LatAm

license or Brit registration number

número de patente CSur

identity number

número de identificación

page/room number

número de página/de habitación

I'm in number 17

estoy en la (habitación) 17

she lives at number 48

vive en el número 48

the England number 11 Brit

el número once inglés or de Inglaterra

he was wearing number 9

llevaba el dorsal 9

her/my number is up

le/me ha llegado la hora

I thought my number was up

creí que me había llegado la hora

to do a number on sb Am sl

hacérsela buena a alguien inf

to do a number one/number two inf

hacer pis/caca inf

to do a number one/number two inf

hacer del uno/del dos Mex Peru inf, euph

to do sth by the numbers Am

hacer algo como Dios manda

to have sb's number esp Am inf

tener calado a alguien inf

2.2. number (indicating rank):

I'll need a reliable number two

necesito un buen segundo de a bordo

they are currently at number five

ocupan el quinto lugar

to be public enemy number one

ser el enemigo público número uno

to look out for or after number one

pensar ante todo en el propio interés

he's only interested in number one

solo piensa en sí mismo

attr he's hardly your number one fan

no eres precisamente santo de su devoción

Spain's number one shoe manufacturer

el primer fabricante de zapatos or el fabricante de zapatos líder de España

3.1. number C (amount, quantity):

number

número m

student numbers

el número de estudiantes

in a large number of cases

en un gran número de casos

in a small number of cases

en unos pocos casos

in a small number of cases

en contados casos

guess the number of beads in the jar

adivina cuántas cuentas hay en el frasco

there are a number of reasons why you shouldn't go

hay una serie de razones por las que no deberías ir

I've mentioned it a number of times

lo he mencionado varias veces

on a number of occasions

en varias ocasiones

on a number of occasions

varias veces

any number of things could go wrong

hay (una) cantidad de cosas or hay (una) infinidad de cosas que podrían fallar

any number can play

puede jugar cualquier número de personas

times without number liter

innumerables veces

actors of his talent are few in number

actores como él hay pocos

their superior numbers made victory certain

su superioridad numérica les aseguró la victoria

can you give me some idea of (the) numbers?

¿me puede dar una idea de cuántas personas serán?

3.2. number (group):

among or in their number

entre ellos

among or in their number

en su grupo

I spoke to one of their number

hablé con uno de ellos

she only invited us to make up the numbers

solo nos invitó para hacer bulto

4.1. number C (song, tune):

number

número m

4.2. number C (issue of magazine, journal):

number

número m

4.3. number C (garment):

number inf

modelo m

she was wearing a smart little gray number

llevaba un elegante modelito gris

4.4. number C (individual):

number inf

tipo m / tipa f inf

number inf

tío m / tía f Spain inf

she's a hot little number

está buenísima inf

she's a hot little number

es un cuero Chil Mex inf

4.5. number C (thing, situation, scene) inf:

some people think teaching is a cushy number

algunos piensan que la enseñanza es Jauja inf

some people think teaching is a cushy number

algunos piensan que la enseñanza es un chollo Spain inf

this divorce has been a really heavy number for him sl

el divorcio ha sido un buen palo para él inf

5. number U LING:

number

número m

6.1. number inf Am <numbers, pl >:

number (lottery)

lotería f

number (illegal lottery)

lotería f clandestina

number (illegal lottery)

≈ chance m (en Col)

to play the numbers

jugar a la lotería

6.2. number inf Am <numbers, pl > (results):

I can't say anything till I see the numbers

no puedo decir nada hasta ver las cifras

the show had spectacular numbers in New England

el programa tuvo una audiencia enorme en Nueva Inglaterra

7. number BIBL:

Numbers

(el libro de) Números

II.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] VB trans

1. number (assign number to):

number houses/pages/items

numerar

a numbered (bank) account

una cuenta (bancaria) numerada

2. number (amount to):

the spectators numbered 50, 000

había (un total de) 50.000 espectadores

the spectators numbered 50, 000

el número de espectadores ascendía a 50.000

they number thousands

son miles

they number thousands

hay miles de ellos

3. number (count):

number

contar

the benefits are too many to be numbered

los beneficios son innumerables

they are worthy to be numbered among the saints

merecen un lugar entre los santos

they are worthy to be numbered among the saints

merecen que se los cuente entre los santos

his days are numbered

tiene los días contados

III.number [Am ˈnəmbər, Brit ˈnʌmbə] VB intr

1. number (figure):

number

figurar

he numbers among the greats of rock music

figura or está entre los grandes del rock

2. number MIL:

number

numerarse

ordinal number in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ordinal number in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ordinal [ˈɔ:dɪnəl, Am ˈɔ:rdənəl] N, ordinal number N

ordinal

ordinal m

I.number [ˈnʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. number MATH:

number

número m

number (symbol)

cifra f

house number

número de casa

telephone number

número de teléfono

2. number (amount):

number

cantidad f

(a) small/large number(s) (of children)

(una) pequeña/gran cantidad (de niños)

for a number of reasons

por una serie de razones

to be 3 in number

ser 3

to be few in number

ser pocos

3. number JOURN, MUS, THEAT:

number

número m

Phrases:

number one

uno m mismo

to look after number one

cuidar de sí mismo

to be (the) number one

ser el mejor

to have sb's number

tener calado a alguien

to be beyond number

ser tantos que no se pueden contar

II.number [ˈnʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

1. number (assign a number to):

number

poner número a

to number sth from ... to ...

numerar algo del... al...

2. number (count):

number

contar

3. number (amount to):

number

sumar

each group numbers 10 members

cada grupo tiene 10 miembros

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In some cases, divisional titles lack an ordinal number, often in the case of unique units or units serving as elite or special troops.

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Now however, whenever a new group is created, that group has the choice of selecting their own ordinal number provided it isn't already in use within the council.

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Furthermore, suffixes can be left out if the number obviously is an ordinal number, example: 3 utg. (3rd ed).

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The long form as in den 31 december 2006 is also sometimes used in writing and almost always in speech (although the date is pronounced as an ordinal number).

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Each set in this hierarchy is assigned (by transfinite recursion) an ordinal number, known as its rank.

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The rank of a well-founded set is defined inductively as the smallest ordinal number greater than the ranks of all members of the set.

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In this viewpoint, the universe of set theory is built up in stages, with one stage for each ordinal number.

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This sum, however, may have infinitely many terms, and in general has the length of an arbitrary ordinal number.

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Catalogue index consists of two numbers - declination rounded to multiplier of 10 degrees, with sign, and star ordinal number within declination band.

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An ordinal number that is a successor is called a successor ordinal.

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