Centenar (en. Hundred)

/sentenaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Quantity that is equivalent to one hundred.

The author has sold a hundred copies of his book.

El autor ha vendido un centenar de copias de su libro.

A group or collection that includes hundreds.

The museum has a hundred works of art on display.

El museo tiene un centenar de obras de arte en exhibición.

It comes from the Latin 'centenarium', which means 'hundred'.

hundreds of

Indicates an approximate quantity of one hundred units.

centenar de

in hundreds

Expresses a quantity that is counted in hundreds.

en centenares

centena

Set of one hundred elements.

centena

hundred

Cardinal number that follows ninety-nine.

hundred

A large quantity.

I have a hundred things to do today.

Tengo un centenar de cosas que hacer hoy.

Reflects astonishment at a large amount.

There are a hundred people at the party!

¡Hay un centenar de personas en la fiesta!