What does decine in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word decine in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use decine in Italian.
The word decine in Italian means ten, tens, ten or so, about ten, tens, tens, ten, about ten. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word decine
tensostantivo femminile (insieme di dieci unità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mi dia una decina di uova e un etto di prosciutto per favore. Can I have ten eggs and 100 grams of ham please? |
tenssostantivo femminile (numero: cifra immediatamente a sinistra dell'unità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Per questo calcolo approssimativo bastano i numeri interi e non serve riportare le decine. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. When rounding this number you need to pay attention to the tens column. |
ten or so, about tensostantivo femminile (circa dieci) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'erano una decina di persone in coda al negozio, quindi ho deciso di ripassare più tardi. There were ten or so people queuing at the shop, so I decided to go back later. |
tenssostantivo plurale femminile (figurato (gran quantità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Non appena ho acceso la luce mi hanno assalito decine di zanzare! As soon as I turned the light on I was assaulted by tens of mosquitoes! |
tenssostantivo femminile (cifra dopo l'unità) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") La cifra in seconda posizione da destra è quella delle decine. |
tensostantivo femminile (dieci unità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ho comprato dei componenti elettronici a 5 euro la decina. |
about tensostantivo femminile (circa dieci) (rough figure) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") C'erano una decina di persone in attesa. |
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