Trescientos (en. Three hundred)

/tresˈsjentos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Number that represents three hundred elements or units.
There are three hundred books in the library.
En la biblioteca hay trescientos libros.
Quantity corresponding to 300.
They raised three hundred euros for the cause.
Ellos recaudaron trescientos euros para la causa.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'trecenti', which means three hundred.

Common Phrases and Expressions

three hundred grams
Measure of weight equivalent to 300 grams.
trescientos gramos
three hundred days
Reference to a period of 300 days.
trescientos días
three hundred kilometers
Distance equivalent to 300 kilometers.
trescientos kilómetros

Related Words

three hundred (feminine)
Feminine form of three hundred, referring to 300 units.
trescientas
three hundred (singular)
Variant that can also refer to a quantity of 300.
tresciento

Slang Meanings

Colloquial use to refer to a complex situation.
That situation is like three hundred problems in one.
Esa situación es como trescientos problemas en uno.