Translation of number – English-Spanish dictionary

number

noun

/ˈnʌm.bər/ us

/ˈnʌm.bɚ/

SYMBOL

Add to word list Add to word list

A1 [ C ]

(a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting and calculating

número

25, 300, and a billion are all numbers. 25, 300 y mil millones son números.

She's very good with numbers (= good at adding, subtracting, etc.).

A1 [ C ]

(written abbreviation no.)

a number that is used to mark a particular example of something

número

They live at number 34 Orchard Street. Viven en el número 34 de Orchard Street.

Please write your credit card number on this form. Por favor, escriba el número de su tarjeta de crédito en este formulario.

What's our flight number?

A1 [ C ]

(written abbreviation no.)

a phone number

número de teléfono

I gave him my number. Le di mi número.

More examplesFewer examples

It's been number one in the charts for six weeks.
Is he contactable at his home number?
Think of a number and divide it by two.
What is the number on the jar?
The document number is in the top left-hand corner.

AMOUNT

B1 [ S, + sing/pl verb ]

an amount or total

número

The number of people killed in traffic accidents fell last month.

There has been an increasing number of cases of the disease.

A small number of children are educated at home.

A large number of invitations has been sent. Se han enviado un gran número de invitaciones.

Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in number (= there were not many of them).

a number of things

several of a particular type of thing

varios

I decided not to go, for a number of reasons. Decidí no ir, por varias razones.

[ S, + sing/pl verb ]

a group of people

grupo

On the trip, one of our number fell ill. Durante el viaje, uno de los nuestros enfermó.

More examplesFewer examples

The last ten years have seen a dramatic fall in the number of adoptions.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen sharply this month.
It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.
The number of business failures rose steeply last year.
The mud flats attract large numbers of birds.

PARTICULAR THING

[ C ]

a particular copy of a magazine

número

Do you have last week's number of the New Yorker? ¿Tienes el número de la semana pasada del New Yorker?

He's got all the back numbers (= previous copies) of the magazine.

[ C ] informal

a piece of clothing, especially a dress, that you admire

modelo

She was wearing a stylish Dior number. Llevaba un elegante modelo de Dior.

[ C ]

a short tune or song

tema

Sing one of those romantic numbers. Canta uno de esos temas románticos.

Grammar

Number

When we use the word number, we refer to specific numbers: …

Numbers: first, second, third

Numbers such as first, second, third are ordinal numbers. We use them to put things in an order. We most commonly use ordinal numbers as determiners. When we use ordinal numbers as determiners (before nouns), we commonly use other determiners such as articles (a/an, the) and possessives (my, your) in front of them: …

Numbers: one, two, three

Numbers such as one, five, eleven, two hundred are cardinal numbers. We most commonly use cardinal numbers as determiners (before nouns). When we use them in this way, we can use other determiners such as articles (a/an, the) and possessives (my, your) in front of them. We can use cardinal numbers + of before determiners (one of my friends): …

Amount of, number of or quantity of?

We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns: …

Amount of or number of?

We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns: …

A quantity of or quantities of?

Quantity is more formal than amount or number. A quantity of or quantities of can be followed by a countable noun or an uncountable noun. They are most commonly used with an adjective such as huge, big, large, small: …

Idioms

any number of things
beyond/without number
by (sheer) force/weight of numbers
by numbers
do a number on someone
have someone's number
a numbers game

number

verb

/ˈnʌm.bər/ us

/ˈnʌm.bɚ/

WRITE SYMBOL

C1 [ T ]

to give something a number in a series and usually to write this number on it

numerar

All the folders have been carefully numbered and filed away. Todas las carpetas han sido cuidadosamente numeradas y archivadas.

Number the pages from one to ten.

Phrasal verb

number someone/something among someone/something

(Translation of number from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of number | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

number

noun [ countable ]

/ˈnʌmbər/

a symbol or word showing an amount or quantity

número [ masculine, singular ]

Write the numbers 1 -10. Escribe los números del 1 al 10.

letters and numbers letras y números

Pick a high/low number. Elija un número alto/bajo

a quantity of sth

número [ masculine, singular ] cantidad [ feminine, singular ]

The number of polar bears is decreasing. La cantidad de osos polares está disminuyendo.

A large number of people came to the meeting. Un gran número de personas acudió a la reunión.

a number of

some or many

una serie de

The company faces a number of challenges. La empresa se enfrenta a una serie de desafíos.

a set of numbers used to contact sb using the telephone

número [ masculine ]

Did you write down my number? ¿Escribiste mi número?

indicates the position in a series

núm. [ masculine ] nro. [ masculine ] n.º [ masculine ]

the song at number ten in the charts la canción en el número diez en las listas

We’re No. 1! ¡Somos el número 1!

A1,A1,A1,B1,B2,C1

Translations of number

in Chinese (Traditional)

符號, 數字, 號碼…

in Chinese (Simplified)

符号, 数字, 号码…

in Portuguese

número, quantidade, numerar…

in more languages

in Marathi

in Japanese

in Turkish

in French

in Catalan

in Dutch

in Tamil

in Hindi

in Gujarati

in Danish

in Swedish

in Malay

in German

in Norwegian

in Urdu

in Ukrainian

in Telugu

in Bengali

in Czech

in Indonesian

in Thai

in Vietnamese

in Polish

in Korean

in Italian

आकडा, क्रमांक, (फोन) नंबर…

数, 数字, 番号…

numara, sayı, rakam…

nombre [masculine], numéro [masculine], numéroter…

nombre, número, numerar…

nummer, aantal, liedje…

(ஒரு அடையாளம் அல்லது சின்னம் குறிக்கும்) எண்ணும் மற்றும் கணக்கிடும் அமைப்பின் ஒரு பகுதியை உருவாக்கும் ஒரு அலகு, ஏதோ ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட உதாரணத்தைக் குறிக்கப் பயன்படும் எண், ஒரு தொலைபேசி எண்…

संख्या, एक चिह्न या प्रतीक जो गिनती और गणना की प्रणाली के हिस्से की एक इकाई का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है, किसी विशेष चीज़ के उदहारण को चिह्नित करने हेतु प्रयुक्त…

અંક, આંકડો, એક સંખ્યા જેનો ઉપયોગ કોઈ વસ્તુના ખાસ ઉદાહરણને ચિન્હિત કરવા માટે થાય છે.…

nummer, tal, antal…

nummer, tal, antal…

nombor, sebilangan, keluaran…

die Nummer, die (An)Zahl, die Ausgabe…

tall [neuter], antall [neuter], telefonnummer [neuter]…