Translations for seventy-odd in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tanto² (tanta) ADJ

1.1. tanto:

tanto (tanta) sing

so much

tanto (tanta) pl

so many

no sabía que había tanto espacio/tantas habitaciones

I didn't know there was so much space/there were so many rooms

había tantísima gente inf

there were so many o such a lot of people

¡tiene tanta fuerza …!

she has such strength …!

¡tiene tanta fuerza …!

she is so strong …!

¡tanto tiempo sin verte!

it's been so long!

¡tanto tiempo sin verte!

it's been such a long time!

(tanto … que) comió tanto chocolate que le hizo mal

he ate so much chocolate (that) it made him ill

(tanto … como) tengo tanto derecho como el que más

I've got as much right as anyone else o as the next man

no ha habido tantos turistas como el año pasado

there haven't been as many o so many tourists as last year

1.2. tanto inf (expresando cantidades indeterminadas):

tenía setenta y tantos años

he was seventy something

tenía setenta y tantos años

he was seventy-odd inf

mil quinientos y tantos pesos

one thousand five hundred and something pesos

mil quinientos y tantos pesos

fifteen hundred something pesos Am

2. tanto sing inf (con valor plural):

tanto (tanta)

so many

había tanto mosquito que no pudimos dormir

there were so many mosquitoes we couldn't sleep