English–Spanish

“close to a hundred” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/θenteˈnaɾ/

Example

Llegaron un centenar de personas a la fiesta.

Close to a hundred people arrived at the party.

Illustration for centenar (close to a hundred)

How to say “close to a hundred” in Spanish

“Close to a hundred” in Spanish is centenar.

A loose group of about one hundred people or things.

Full entry for centenar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with centenar

Casi un centenar de estudiantes participaron en el taller.

Nearly a hundred students participated in the workshop.

Tips for using centenar

  • Commonly used to express order of magnitude (about 100) in informal descriptions, not for precise counts in formal or statistical contexts.

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