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number

Pronunciation: /ˈnʌmbə(r)/

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German translation of number

A. n.

  • 1 (in series) Nummer you've got the wrong number [Teleph.] = Sie sind falsch verbunden dial a wrong number = sich verwählen (ugs.)
  • 2 [esp. Math.] (numeral) Zahl
  • 3 (sum, total, quantity) [An]zahl a number of people/things = einige Leute/Dinge a number of times = mehrmals

B. v.t.

  • 4sb.'s days are numbered = jmds. Tage sind gezählt

number in other Oxford dictionaries

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