What does cuarenta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cuarenta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cuarenta in Spanish.

The word cuarenta in Spanish means forty, fortieth, forty, the forties, forties, haul over the coals, give a beating. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuarenta

forty

adjetivo de una sola terminación (cuatro veces diez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo cuarenta, te quedo debiendo diez.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. There are forty sheep in the flock.

fortieth

adjetivo (número ordinal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Se colocó en el puesto cuarenta del ranking mundial de los mejores nadadores.
He jumped to fortieth place in the rankings for world's best swimmer.

forty

nombre masculino (signo, representación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El 4 seguido del 0 representan al cuarenta.
A 4 followed by a 0 represents the number forty.

the forties

(década de los 40)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Los años cuarenta del siglo XIX fueron decisivos en la historia del país.
The forties were decisive in the history of the country.

forties

(década 1940-1949)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Mis abuelos nacieron en los años cuarenta.

haul over the coals

(coloquial (tirar la bronca a alguien)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El jefe le cantó las cuarenta al vendedor por su actitud del día anterior.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I was told off for fraternising with the enemy.

give a beating

locución verbal (AR (al jugar tute) (card game)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
María me cantó las cuarenta y ganó la partida.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She gave me a good beating at cards and won the bet.

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