Diecisiete (en. Seventeen)
/dye.siˈse.te/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
noun
Number that represents the quantity of seventeen.
There were seventeen people at the party.
En la fiesta había diecisiete personas.
Written digit corresponding to the number 17.
The number seventeen is written with two words.
El número diecisiete está escrito con dos palabras.
Etymology
It comes from the union of 'ten' and 'seven.'
Common Phrases and Expressions
To seventeen legs
Expression that refers to something that makes no sense.
A diecisiete patas
Seventeen thousand
It is used to refer to a large number that may not be exact.
Diecisiete mil
In seventeen
Phrase that may imply being in a confusing or complicated situation.
En diecisiete
Related Words
sixteen
Number that represents the quantity of sixteen.
dieciséis
eighteen
Number that represents the quantity of eighteen.
dieciocho
twenty
Number that represents the quantity of twenty.
veinte
Slang Meanings
Used to refer to an uncomfortable situation.
Being at seventeen at the party is very strange.
Estar a diecisiete en la fiesta es muy raro.
To refer to someone who has immature behavior.
That attitude is of seventeen.
Esa actitud es de diecisiete.