Veinticuatro (en. Twenty-four)

/bɛɪ̯n.ti.ˈkɯ̟a.tɾo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Number in the natural sequence that corresponds to 24.

There are twenty-four hours in a day.

Hay veinticuatro horas en un día.

Mark of a quantity or set of twenty-four units.

The book has twenty-four chapters.

El libro tiene veinticuatro capítulos.

The term comes from the Latin 'vīgintī quattuor', which means 'twenty and four'.

twenty-four hours

A full day.

veinticuatro horas

twenty-fourth of December

Date of Christmas Eve.

veinticuatro de diciembre

twenty-four karat

Purity of gold.

veinticuatro karat

twenty-three

Number that precedes twenty-four.

veintitrés

twenty-five

Number that follows twenty-four.

veinticinco

ten

Number before twenty in the sequence.

diez

Used in gambling to refer to a lucky number.

In the game, twenty-four is considered a lucky number.

En el juego, el veinticuatro es considerado un número de buena suerte.

Referring to the date of an important event.

See you on the twenty-fourth to celebrate.

Nos vemos el veinticuatro para celebrar.