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umpteen

/ˈəmpˈtin/ det

Relatively large but unspecified in number.

Word Origin A playful blend of ump (a nonsense syllable for an unknown number, like 'um' when you're thinking) and teen (the suffix from ten). So umpteen is literally 'some-teen' — a jokey way to say 'a lot' without specifying. The teen part connects it to thirteen, fourteen, and all the way to nineteen.

det Relatively large but unspecified in number.

I've told you umpteen times to clean your room.

(限定词) 许许多多；无数；好多；好些；好些个

我已经告诉你无数次打扫你的房间了。

(determinante) mil [Relativamente grande pero no especificado en número.]

Te lo he dicho **mil** veces que limpies tu cuarto.

(déterminant) trente-six; je ne sais combien de; maint; cent [Déterminant indiquant un nombre élevé mais indéterminé.]

Je t'ai dit trente-six fois de ranger ta chambre.

(Determinativ) zig; x-mal; Dutzende von [Eine unbestimmte, aber relativ große Anzahl; verwendet, um eine Vielzahl auszudrücken, ohne eine genaue Zahl zu nennen.]

Ich habe dir schon **umpteen** Mal gesagt, du sollst dein Zimmer aufräumen!

(限定詞) （数が）非常に多いが、具体的な数は定かでない。

君に部屋を片付けろと、何回も何回も言っただろう。

(determinante) trocentos; mil e um; incontáveis; um montão de; não sei quantos [Relativamente grande, mas não especificado em número.]

Eu já te disse mil vezes para limpar seu quarto.

Synonyms: many numerous countless innumerable untold a multitude of zillions of lots of Antonyms: few scarce a small number of
Word parts: ump + teen

Common collocations

have verb of prep time subst to prep with prep be verb on prep in prep year subst

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