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Fifty — machen: ›Halbe Halbe machen‹, sich den Erlös oder die Kosten einer Sache zur Hälfte teilen. Die englische Wendung ›fifty fifty‹ hat sich auch im Deutschen durchgesetzt.{{ppd}} {{ppd}} • H. ASKEW: ›Fifty fifty‹, in: Notes & Queries 163 (1932), S… … Das Wörterbuch der Idiome
Fifty — Six, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 163 Housing Units (2000): 87 Land area (2000): 2.061415 sq. miles (5.339040 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003936 sq. miles (0.010194 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.065351 sq. miles (5.349234 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Fifty, AR — Fifty Six, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 163 Housing Units (2000): 87 Land area (2000): 2.061415 sq. miles (5.339040 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003936 sq. miles (0.010194 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.065351 sq. miles (5.349234 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
fifty — [fif′tē] adj. [ME fifti < OE fiftig: see FIVE & TY2] five times ten n. pl. fifties the cardinal number between forty nine and fifty one; 50; L the fifties the numbers or years, as of a century, from fifty through fifty nine … English World dictionary
Fifty — Fif ty, n.; pl. {Fifties}. 1. The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fifty — Fif ty, a. [AS. f[=i]ftig; akin to OHG. finfzug, fimfzuc, G. f[ u]nfzig, funfzig, Goth. fimftigjus. See {Five}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fifteen}.] Five times ten; as, fifty men. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fifty — fifty … Dictionnaire des rimes
fifty — ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. fifties) ▪ ten less than sixty; 50. (Roman numeral: l or L.) DERIVATIVES fiftieth ordinal number. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
fifty — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 the product of five and ten. 2 a symbol for this (50, l, L). 3 (in pl.) the numbers from 50 to 59, esp. the years of a century or of a person s life. 4 a set of fifty persons or things. 5 a large indefinite number (have… … Useful english dictionary
fifty — I UK [ˈfɪftɪ] / US number the number 50 II UK [ˈfɪftɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fifty : singular fifty plural fifties a) a piece of paper money that is worth fifty pounds or dollars He gave me two fifties. b) a coin that is worth fifty… … English dictionary
