What does siete in Spanish mean?

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

The word siete in Spanish means seven, seventh, L-shaped tear, L-shaped rip, seven, talk nonsense, get up the duff, come up with a lame excuse, seven of goblets, seven and a half, seven and a half, have nine lives. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word siete

seven

adjetivo de una sola terminación (número)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene siete hermanos.
He has seven brothers and sisters.

seventh

nombre masculino (día del mes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El 7 del próximo mes salimos de viaje.
Next month, we are leaving for our trip on the seventh.

L-shaped tear, L-shaped rip

nombre masculino (coloquial (en un tejido: rotura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se hizo un siete al engancharse en la valla.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He got an L-shaped tear in his pants when they got snagged on the fence.

seven

nombre masculino (naipe con el número 7)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo el 7 de oros.
I have the 7 of gold coins.

talk nonsense

locución verbal (AmL, coloquial (disparate)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cada vez que abre la boca sale con un domingo siete.

get up the duff

locución verbal (AmL, coloquial (soltera: embarazarse) (UK: pregnant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ella salió con su domingo siete y su novio se hizo humo.

come up with a lame excuse

locución verbal (AR, coloquial (respuesta negativa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lo invité a cenar y salió con un domingo siete; dijo que no comía de noche.

seven of goblets

locución nominal masculina (carta de baraja) (Spanish cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El siete de copas es una carta de la baraja española.

seven and a half

locución nominal femenina plural (ES (juego: baraja española) (Spanish cards)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En las siete y media las figuras valen medio punto.
In the game of seven and a half, face cards are worth half a point.

seven and a half

nombre masculino (AmL (juego: baraja inglesa) (card game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ganador del siete y medio es quien se aproxima más a ese número.

have nine lives

locución verbal (coloquial (tener suerte) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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