Signification de "umpteen" dans le dictionnaire anglais

ÉTYMOLOGIE DU MOT UMPTEEN

From umpty a great deal (perhaps from -enty as in twenty) + -teen ten.

On appelle étymologie la recherche de l'origine des mots et leurs changements structuraux et de signification.

PRONONCIATION DE UMPTEEN EN ANGLAIS

umpteen  [ˌʌmpˈtiːn]

CATÉGORIE GRAMMATICALE DE UMPTEEN

Umpteen est un déterminant.

Le déterminant modifie et met en contexte le substantif, souvent par rapport la quantité et la possession.

QUE SIGNIFIE UMPTEEN EN ANGLAIS

Nombre indéterminé et fictif

Indefinite and fictitious numbers

De nombreuses langues ont des mots exprimant des nombres illimités et fictifs: des termes inexacts de taille indéfinie, utilisés pour l'effet comique, pour l'exagération, en tant que noms d'espace réservé ou lorsque la précision est inutile ou indésirable. Un terme technique pour ces mots est «quantificateur vague non numérique».

Many languages have words expressing indefinite and fictitious numbers — inexact terms of indefinite size, used for comic effect, for exaggeration, as placeholder names, or when precision is unnecessary or undesirable. One technical term for such words is "non-numerical vague quantifier".

définition de umpteen dans le dictionnaire anglais

La définition de umpteen dans le dictionnaire est très large.

SYNONYMES DE «UMPTEEN» EN ANGLAIS

Les mots suivants dans le dictionnaire anglais ont une signification proche ou identique à celle du mot «umpteen» et appartiennent à la même catégorie grammaticale.

synonymes en anglais de umpteen

considerable · countless · millions · numerous

TRADUCTION DE UMPTEEN

Découvrez la traduction de umpteen dans 25 langues grâce à notre traducteur anglais multilingue.

Dans cette section, les traductions de umpteen dans d'autres langues ont été obtenues par traduction automatique statistique, où l'unité essentielle de la traduction est le mot «umpteen» en anglais.

• Traducteur Français - chinois: 许许多多
• Traducteur Français - espagnol: umpteen
• anglais: umpteen
• Traducteur Français - hindi: अनगिनत
• Traducteur Français - arabe: جمهور غفير
• Traducteur Français - russe: бесчисленное
• Traducteur Français - portugais: umpteen
• Traducteur Français - bengali: বহু
• Traducteur Français - français: umpteen
• Traducteur Français - malaisien: Lagi
• Traducteur Français - allemand: zig
• Traducteur Français - japonais: 非常に多くの
• Traducteur Français - coréen: umpteen
• Traducteur Français - javanais: Umpteen
• Traducteur Français - vietnamien: có nhiều lý do
• Traducteur Français - tamoul: ஏராளமான
• Traducteur Français - marathi: अनेक
• Traducteur Français - turc: sayısız
• Traducteur Français - italien: mille
• Traducteur Français - polonais: fura
• Traducteur Français - ukrainien: незліченна
• Traducteur Français - roumain: umpteen
• Traducteur Français - grec: πολλοστή
• Traducteur Français - afrikaans: umpteen
• Traducteur Français - suédois: femtioelva
• Traducteur Français - norvégien: umpteen

3 CITATIONS EN ANGLAIS AVEC «UMPTEEN»

Citations et phrases célèbres avec le mot umpteen.

1

Lauren Bacall

I don't look in the mirror; don't like what I see; never have. I am not my idea of a beauty. Never was. This is not false modesty. I've just never been enamoured of my face, which of course is magnified umpteen times on screen.

2

Jim Lee

The downside to becoming a doctor, I think, is it's a very long process; four years of medical school, three years of internship, two years of residency, umpteen years of specialization, and then finally you get to be what you have trained almost all your life for.

3

Edwin Morgan

People always say that Glasgow has had umpteen social problems but keeps finding ways of getting over its difficulties and transforming itself. Maybe, belonging to the city I'm able to renew myself too, and keep extending out into some new area.

10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «UMPTEEN»

Découvrez l'usage de umpteen dans la sélection bibliographique suivante. Des livres en rapport avec umpteen et de courts extraits de ceux-ci pour replacer dans son contexte son utilisation littéraire.

Wally Gropius: The Umpteen Millionaire

Presents the adventures of a teenage billionaire as he attempts to marry the saddest girl in the world or lose his inheritance, in a satire of power, celebrity, and modern culture.

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The MIT Guide to Teaching Web Site Design

Bourgeois cats aucboned off riv botulisms. even though schizophrenic Macintoshes drunkenly incinerated two televisions Umpteen slightly purple elephants bought silly fountains. but the irascible cats fights umpteen extremely bourgeois ...

Edward Barrett, Deborah A. Levinson, Suzana Lisanti, 2001

Bringing Graphic Design in House

Italics: Avoid Large Blocks Two fountains grew up, then umpteen cows watched Batman. A purple Chrysanthemum runs wildly, however one silly subway very noisily tows five trailers. Subways quickly become entangled with elephants and  ...

OrangeSeed Design OrangeSeed Design (Firm) Orangeseed Design

Beautiful beginnings

AlthoughI've heard it umpteen times You've never meant it Thoughyou've kissed me umpteen times Iknowyou don't love me Thoughyou've promised to love me for eternity Umpteen times Iknowyou won't Thoughyou've shatteredmy dreams ...

Agazit Bezabh Gebreselassie

The Nature and Future of Philosophy

Well, when does a response, say “Umpteen,” to a “How many?" question answer it at all? Clearly when, whenever there are umpteen things of one kind, F, and there are just the same number of things of that kind as of another kind, G, it follows ...

Michael A. E. Dummett, 2013

The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection

TUmpteen very putrid orifices marries angst-ridden chrysanthemums, because Minnesota tastes two speedy Klingons, although umpteen dwarves sacrificed two schizophrenic Macintoshes, however umpteen fountains extremely annoy- ingly ...

Darwin Holmstrom, 2011

There's a Lion in My Cornflakes

... brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother,brother, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan,Dan, made made made made made made mademade umpteen umpteen umpteen umpteen umpteen umpteen umpteenumpteen trips trips trips ...

Michelle Robinson, 2014

Not a Lot of People Know That

For men, umpteenth birthday celebrations were seen as “coming of age” celebrations, and during the ceremony the young man would be thrown into the air umpteen times, in an early version of “the bumps”. Up until 1962, the umpteen times ...

David Hailwood and FJ Riley

Treasure Trove of Life

For many. .......No meaning, whatsoever, .......an exercise in absurdity. .......Fatal attractions towards suicides. Umpteen are your definitions, manifestations too umpteen. Bundle of burdens on the shoulders to many, poverty, diseases, starvation, ...

K.R. Surendran

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...

177, 1990 umpteen noun an imprecise, large number UK, 1918 • That meant I wouldn't be lying around in some hospital, like so many of them at umpteen bucks a day, while they slowly took out my neck.— Philip Wylie, Opus 21, p. 66- 67 ...

Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006

10 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «UMPTEEN»

Découvrez de quoi on parle dans les médias nationaux et internationaux et comment le terme umpteen est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.

Quiz: Can you guess these celebrities from their toothy grins alone?

If you spend all your time flicking through celeb gossip mags, the chances are you've seen most of these toothy gurns umpteen times before. But how good are ... «Irish Examiner, juil 15»

Heimtextil India 2015 showcases umpteen fabrics, designs

As many as 150 companies from seven countries are showcasing umpteen home furnishings fabrics and home decor designs at Ambiente India and Heimtextil ... «Business Standard, juin 15»

Tachos and baseball: a masterful CWS combination

I charged my iPhone at one of the mobile charging booths — a great idea, by the way — and counted umpteen fans with hot dogs, bags of peanuts, orders of ... «Omaha World-Herald, juin 15»

Introducing the Aye Watch: Tennents Wellpark get in on Apple …

... to pals questioning 'how many is umpteen?'. And now the animated town even has its own tech giant in the form of 'Peach', the creators of the Aye-Watch. «Scottish Daily Record, juin 15»

Watch: Tennents launch cartoon comedy series Wellpark online

... a talking guide dog bragging about his 'free pass' to go anywhere with his owner and a debate between two friends at the pub about the value of 'umpteen.'. «Herald Scotland, mai 15»

Watch episode of Tennents' online comedy series set in bizarre …

The first batch include pals, Bobby and Paul pondering in the pub about how much is umpteen and a talking dog revealing his free pass to go anywhere he likes. «Scottish Daily Record, mai 15»

England v Scotland: Stuart Lancaster's side should take positive of …

... enthusiastically salute their potency in creating umpteen chances which were not taken. If they engineer as many scoring opportunities at Twickenham against ... «Telegraph.co.uk, mars 15»

Arab Jazz is a bloody crime with umpteen potential suspects

Like Ahmed, Miské knows how these dramas unfold, and so around the halfway point of the book we find ourselves confronted with umpteen potential suspects. «The National, févr 15»

'I applied for umpteen jobs' - Joanne Jones in Blaenau Gwent

'I applied for umpteen jobs' - Joanne Jones in Blaenau Gwent. 7 January 2015 Last updated at 16:58 GMT. Wales was "one of the biggest victims of the last ... «BBC News, janv 15»

Sedan Segment on a Roll, Umpteen Launches Lined Up For 2015

A symbol of success, sedan segment in India has always had a fair market share in the country. However, with the recent fascination for SUVs, sales of sedans ... «The New Indian Express, janv 15»