No. 248 in Spanish
siete
The number "seven."
In a sentence
Compré siete manzanas en el mercado.
I bought seven apples at the market.
Here, 'siete' is used as a cardinal number to indicate a quantity.
El programa empieza a las siete de la noche.
The program starts at seven in the evening.
In this sentence, 'siete' represents a specific time, namely 7:00 PM.
Él es un siete para la cocina.
He is a seven when it comes to cooking.
'Siete' is used figuratively here to represent a medium score or average ability in cooking, on a scale often understood to be out of ten.
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