onces in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for onces in the Spanish»English Dictionary

onces Info

onces

In some Andean countries, particularly Chile, onces is a light meal eaten between five and six p.m., the equivalent of "afternoon tea" in Britain. In Colombia, on the other hand, onces is a light snack eaten between breakfast and lunch. It is also known as mediasnueves.

onces N fpl And

onces

tea

lo invitaron a tomar onces

they invited him to tea

onces comida N fpl Chil

onces comida

high tea Brit (light evening meal)

once¹ ADJ invariable

once para ejemplos ver cinco , cinco

once

eleven

See also cinco², cinco¹

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

once² N m

once

(number) eleven

ir/venir con el once RioPl inf

to go/come on Shank's mare Am inf

ir/venir con el once RioPl inf

to go/come on Shanks's pony Brit inf

once³ N f Chil

once → onces

See also onces, onces

onces Info

onces

In some Andean countries, particularly Chile, onces is a light meal eaten between five and six p.m., the equivalent of "afternoon tea" in Britain. In Colombia, on the other hand, onces is a light snack eaten between breakfast and lunch. It is also known as mediasnueves.

onces N fpl And

onces

tea

lo invitaron a tomar onces

they invited him to tea

ONCE [ˈonθe] N f

ONCE → ONCE - Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles, → Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles

See also ONCE - Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles

ONCE - Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles Info

ONCE - Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles

ONCE was founded in 1938 to create employment for the blind. The organization started fund-raising lotteries, for which blind people sold tickets throughout Spain.
In 1981 ONCE launched a national lottery which is drawn every day except Saturday. Money raised is invested in training and social centers for blind people. The biggest of its prizes is the cuponazo.

Translations for onces in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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eleven

once m

eleven

once m

eleven

once adj inv

teatime (of afternoon snack)

la hora de onces And

tea (meal) (in the afternoon)

onces fpl And

to have tea

tomar onces And

onces in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for onces in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.once ADJ inv

once

eleven

Phrases:

estar a las once y cuarto

to have a screw loose

estar a las once (ropa)

to be askew

II.once N m

once

eleven

See also ocho

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

ONCE N f

ONCE ABBR Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles

ONCE

Spanish national organization for the blind

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diez u once

ten or eleven

meterse en camisa de once varas

to bite off more than one can chew

hoy es lunes, once de marzo

today is Monday, March 11th

Translations for onces in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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eleven

once

eleven

once m

to have elevenses

tomar las once

eleventh

once m

to chime eleven

dar las once

comprehensive

escuela para niños mayores de once años en la que no hay separación de alumnos según su nivel de aptitud

onces Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

diez u once

ten or eleven

meterse en camisa de once varas

to bite off more than one can chew

diez minutos para las once LatAm

ten to eleven

estar a las once y cuarto

to have a screw loose

estar a las once (ropa)

to be askew

hoy es lunes, once de marzo

today is Monday, March 11th

escuela para niños mayores de once años en la que no hay separación de alumnos según su nivel de aptitud

comprehensive