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nine British & World English

equivalent to the product of three and three; one more than eight, or one less than ten; 9

ix in nine British & World English

equivalent to the product of three and three; one more than eight, or one less than ten; 9

Nine-eleven (also 9/11) British & World English

the date of the terrorist attacks on the US on 11 September 2001 (see September 11)

ninety-nine (also 99) British & World English

a cone of ice cream with a stick of flaky chocolate in it

sixty-nine British & World English

another term for soixante-neuf.

nine-to-five British & World English

used in reference to typical office hours, often to express an idea of predictable routine

cat-o'-nine-tails British & World English

a rope whip with nine knotted cords, formerly used (especially at sea) to flog offenders

nine days' or seven-day or one-day wonder in wonder British & World English

something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten

Thirty-nine Articles British & World English

a series of points of doctrine historically accepted as representing the teaching of the Church of England

the whole nine yards in whole British & World English

everything possible or available

ninefold British & World English

nine times as great or as numerous

ninepins British & World English

the traditional form of the game of skittles, using nine pins and played in an alley

a stitch in time saves nine in stitch British & World English

if you sort out a problem immediately it may save extra work later

nine English-French

neuf m inv

nine English-Italian

nove m

nine-to-five English-Italian

in un ufficio

nine-to-five English-Spanish

de oficinacon horario de nueve a cinco

cat-o'-nine-tails English-Italian

gatto m a nove code

nine pm in pm English-French

neuf heures du soir

nine times out of ten in time1 English-Spanish

en el noventa por ciento de los casos

we work from nine to five in from English-Spanish

trabajamos de nueve a cinco

I'm supposed to start work at nine in suppose English-Spanish

se supone que tengo que empezar a trabajar a las nueve

nine times out of ten he's late/right in nine2 English-Spanish

casi siempre llega tarde/tiene razón

they won't be here till nine at the earliest in early2 English-Spanish

por temprano que lleguen no estarán aquí antes de las nueve

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later in make1 English-Spanish

si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (

see (to it) that the children are in bed by nine in see English-French

veillez à ce que les enfants soient couchés à neuf heures