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cuatro

four

numeral KWAH-troh Common

Origin: From Latin quattuor 'four'.

Usage Note

Cuatro is invariable for gender. Its ordinal is cuarto/cuarta 'fourth', which doubles as a common noun meaning 'room' (el cuarto 'the room'). The colloquial phrase en cuatro palabras or en dos palabras means 'to put it briefly', and a cuatro gatos 'just a handful of people' (literally 'to four cats') is a colourful idiom for a poorly attended event.

Examples

"El partido empieza a las cuatro."

Natural Translation

The match starts at four.

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