What does entero in Spanish mean?

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

The word entero in Spanish means entire, whole, self-controlled, calm, collected, integer, whole number, virgin, wholly, totally, entirely, completely, point, entire sheet of lottery tickets, entire series of lottery tickets, inform, tell, notify, pay, remit, notice, realize, see, find out, whole number, whole fish, completely, totally, fall for it hook, line and sinker. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word entero

entire, whole

adjetivo (todo, completo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Se comió el bote entero de pepinillos.
He ate the entire jar of pickles.

self-controlled, calm, collected

adjetivo (de buen ánimo, apariencia)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El padre estaba muy entero pero la madre no dejaba de llorar.
The father was calm, but the mother did not stop crying.

integer, whole number

adjetivo (número sin fraccionar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy aprenderemos a sumar un entero con una fracción.
Today we will learn to add an integer with a fraction.

virgin

adjetivo (ES, coloquial (persona: virgen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Creo que sigue soltero y entero.
I think he's single and a virgin.

wholly, totally, entirely, completely

adjetivo (absoluto, total)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Decoré la casa a mi entero gusto.
I decorated the house wholly to my liking.

point

nombre masculino (variación de cotización)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Apenas han subido 4 enteros en esta sesión.
It's only risen four points this session.

entire sheet of lottery tickets, entire series of lottery tickets

nombre masculino (AmL (lotería: serie de billetes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Compra un entero, tu horóscopo dice que hoy es tu día de suerte.
Buy an entire series of lottery tickets; you horoscope says that today is your lucky day.

inform, tell, notify

verbo transitivo (notificar, comunicar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No fue posible salvar la vida de la mujer atropellada, hay que enterar a la familia de su fallecimiento.
It wasn't possible to save the life of the woman who was run over. Now we have to inform the family of her death.

pay, remit

verbo transitivo (AmL (pagar a oficina pública)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Es obligatorio enviar un oficio a la tesorería, indicando las cantidades a enterar por cada impuesto.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Remit your monthly mortgage payment to the bank on time.

notice, realize, see

(darse cuenta) (perceive)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El maestro no se enteraba de que los alumnos hacían trampa en el examen.
The teacher did not notice (or: realize) the students were cheating on the exam.

find out

(informarse) (formal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Me he enterado de que Elena sale con su compañero de trabajo.
I've found out that she's dating a coworker.

whole number

locución nominal masculina (número natural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El 4 es un número entero.
4 is a whole number.

whole fish

nombre masculino (tal como se captura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No quiero comprar filetes sino pescado entero.

completely, totally

locución adverbial (totalmente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
La casa se destruyó por entero.
The house was completely destroyed.

fall for it hook, line and sinker

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (aceptar, creer sin duda) (be fooled: colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro se tragó entero el relato de Martín, ¡qué ingenuo!
Pedro fell for Martin's story hook, line and sinker. He's so gullible!

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