Cuatrocientos (en. Four hundred)

/kwatɾoˈsjentos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
A number that equals 400.
The plane can carry up to four hundred passengers.
El avión puede llevar hasta cuatrocientos pasajeros.
A quantity of units equal to 400.
Four hundred books were sold at the fair.
Se vendieron cuatrocientos libros en la feria.

Etymology

Compound form of 'four' (4) and 'hundreds', referring to four times one hundred.

Common Phrases and Expressions

four hundred years
Reference to a period of four hundred years in history.
cuatrocientos años
four hundred meters
Distance commonly used in athletics.
cuatrocientos metros

Related Words

four
Cardinal number representing 4.
cuatro
hundred
Cardinal number that equals 100.
cien

Slang Meanings

Nothing.
I've told you four hundred times not to do it.
Te he dicho cuatrocientos veces que no lo hagas.
A large number.
There are four hundred problems to solve.
Hay cuatrocientos problemas por resolver.