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umpteen

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ump·teen  (mptn, m-)
adj. Informal
Relatively large but unspecified in number: umpteen reasons; umpteen guests.

[Slang ump(ty), dash in Morse code (of imitative origin) + -teen (as in thirteen).]

umpteenth adj.

umpteen [ˌʌmpˈtiːn]
determiner
Informal
a.  very many umpteen things to do
b.  (as pronoun) umpteen of them came
[from umpty a great deal (perhaps from -enty as in twenty) + -teen ten]
umpteenth  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.umpteenumpteen - innumerable but many                
many - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

umpteen
adjective (Informal) very many, numerous, countless, millions, considerable, a good many, a thousand and one, ever so many He has produced umpteen books, plays and television series.
Translations
umpteen [ˈʌmptiːn] ADJtropecientos
I've told you umpteen timeste lo he dicho tropecientas veces, te lo he dicho miles de veces

umpteen [ˌʌmpˈtiːn] adjje ne sais combien de
He has written umpteen books → Il a écrit je ne sais combien de livres.
umpteen times → trente-six fois

umpteen
adj (inf)zig (inf), → x (inf); I’ve told you umpteen timesich habe dir zigmal or x-mal gesagt (inf)

umpteen [ˈʌmptiːn] adj (fam) → non so quanti/e, innumerevole
umpteen times → centomila volte fpl
umpteen [ˈʌmptiːn] adj (fam) → non so quanti/e, innumerevole
umpteen times → centomila volte fpl

umpteen
pron / adj umpteen [ˌampˈtiːn]
a great many I've reminded him umpteen times to send it. soveelste عددٌ كَبير من ен пъти mnoho, spousta, halda masser af unzählig, tausend πολλοί, αμέτρητοι, χιλιάδες montones (de), muchísimas (veces) palju, lugematu بی شمار؛ متعدد des tas אֵין סְפוֹר बहुत-से bezbroj sok, iksz,„száz és egy” (un sacco di) 多数の(人、もの) 무수한 be skaičiaus, daugybė, šimtai, šimtasis (kartas) neskaitāmas reizes banyak heel veel,“tig” ørten, tusen ileś tam razy, kilkunastokrotnie бесчисленный veľké množstvo razy; veľakrát, x-krát ničkoliko sijaset femtielva มากมาย sayısız, pek çok 無數的,許多的 численний, незліченний بارہا، بہت سے vô số
pron / adj umpteenth
For the umpteenth time, don't speak with your mouth full!


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