six

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BrE /sɪks/ AmE /sɪks/

noun / adjective en → es

1 NUMBER [noun] A1

the number or figure 6

seis, número seis

Collocations six o'clock · six people

  • It's six o'clock.

    Son las seis.

2 ORDINAL NUMBER [adjective] A1

the ordinal number corresponding to six; 6th

sexta, sexto

Collocations sixth place · sixth time

  • She won the sixth prize.

    Ella ganó el sexto premio.

3 GROUP [noun] A2

a group of six people or things

grupo de seis, conjunto de seis

Collocations six-pack · six-piece band

  • They formed a six-piece band.

    Formaron una banda de seis integrantes.

4 DICE [noun] B1

the highest score on dice; the number or figure 6

seis en los dados, número seis

Collocations roll a six · throw a six

  • He rolled a six and won the game.

    Él sacó un seis y ganó el juego.

5 SPORT [noun] B2

in cricket, one of the six parts that make up an over; a set of six balls bowled by one player

overs en críquet, seis lanzamientos

Collocations six overs · a six-ball over

  • The bowler took six overs.

    El lanzador tomó seis overs.

6 MULTIPLICATION [noun] B2

the result of multiplying a number by six; the product of six and another number

seis veces, producto de seis y otro número

Collocations six times table · multiply by six

  • Six times eight is forty-eight.

    Seis por ocho es cuarenta y ocho.

7 AGE [noun] B2

the age of six years; a child who is six years old

seis años, niño de seis años

Collocations six-year-old boy/girl · at the age of six

  • She started school at the age of six.

    Ella empezó la escuela a los seis años.

8 BASKETBALL [noun] C1

in basketball, one point scored by throwing the ball into the basket from outside the three-point line; a shot worth two points in some versions of the game

canasta en baloncesto, dos puntos

Collocations three-point six · score a six

  • He scored two sixes in the last quarter.

    Él anotó dos seis en el último cuarto.