doble cero
/doble θeɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "double zero" is translated into Spanish as doble cero.
This phrase is used to describe a sequence where the number zero appears twice.
How do you pronounce it?
/doble θeɾo/
Did you know?
- The word cero is a distant relative of the English word 'cipher', which also descends from the Arabic term for zero.
- The word cero is an Arabic import, descending from the word ṣifr, which originally meant 'empty' or 'void'.
- While doble is the standard term for 'double', Spanish also uses duplo and dúplex, which are later borrowings from Latin.
Examples in context
- El código de acceso es uno nueve ocho, dos ceros, siete seis.The access code is one nine eight, double zero seven six.
- El código empieza con doble cero.The code starts with double zero.
- La clave tiene un doble cero al final.The key has a double zero at the end.
Example conversation
Alejandro is reading a phone number to Elena.
- AlejandroEl número empieza con doble cero.The number starts with double zero.
- ElenaEstá bien, ya lo anoté.Okay, I already wrote it down.
- AlejandroAhora escribe el siete y el tres.Now write the seven and the three.
- ElenaListo, gracias Alejandro.Done, thanks Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cero, doble, CC BY-SA 4.0.
