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Zero, nought, nil ou "oh"? 😕
zero - (number 0):
👉 Zero, one, two, three, four, five...
➤ The number one million is written with a one and six zeros.
➤ Heavy rain has reduced visibility almost to zero (= its lowest point).
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Oh/O - (number 0)
(also oh); (also o)
👉 Used in speech to mean zero:
➤ My phone number is three, one, o, five, one, double oh (= 3105100).
➤ The year 1705 is usually pronounced seventeen oh five.
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nought or naught - (number 0):
👉 The number 0 (zero):
➤ He said it was only worth £10, but really you could add a couple of noughts to that (= it is really worth £1,000).
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nil - (number 0):
👉 Nothing or zero:
➤ At best, the economic impact is nil.
➤ Investment in the industry has dropped to virtually nil.
➤ The challengers lost the game seven-nil (= zero).
⏩⏩ USAGE NOTE:
➥ As a number, zero is used mainly in scientific contexts, or when you want to be precise.
➥ In spoken British English, nought/naught is much more common.
⏺ Examples:
➤ It went from nought/zero to 60 in a fraction of one second.
➤ Sales rose by nought/zero point four per cent last month.
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➥ However, when you are stating a telephone number, you say oh.
⏺ Example:
➤ My phone number is 19207300 (one, nine, two, oh, seven, three, double oh)
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➥ In some sports contexts, especially in football/soccer scores, nil is used.
⏺ Example:
➤ England beat Poland two-nil at Wembley.
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zero - (número 0):
👉 Zero, one, two, three, four, five...
➤ The number one million is written with a one and six zeros.
➤ Un millón se escribe con el número uno y seis ceros.
➤ Un millón se escribe con el número uno y seis ceros.
➤ Heavy rain has reduced visibility almost to zero (= its lowest point).
➤ Las fuertes lluvias han reducido la visibilidad casi a cero (= su punto más bajo).
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Oh/O - (número cero)
(también oh); (también o)
👉 Significa cero (0):
➤ My phone number is three, one, oh, five, one, double oh (= 3105100).
➤ Mi número de teléfono es tres, uno, cero, cinco, uno, doble cero(= 3105100).
➤ The year 1705 is usually pronounced seventeen oh five.
➤ El año 1705 se suele pronunciar diecisiete cero cinco.
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nought or naught - (número 0):
👉 El número 0:
➤ He said it was only worth £10, but really you could add a couple of noughts to that (= it is really worth £1,000).
➤ Dijo que solo valía £10, pero en realidad podría agregar un par de ceros a eso (= realmente vale £1,000).
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nil - (number 0 o nada):
👉 nada o cero :
➤ At best, the economic impact is nil.
➤ En el mejor de los casos, el impacto económico será nulo.
➤ Investment in the industry has dropped to virtually nil.
➤ La inversión en la industria se ha reducido prácticamente a cero.
➤ Barcelona lost the game three-nil (= zero).
➤ Barcelona perdió el juego de tres a cero (= cero).
⏩⏩ USAGE NOTE:
➥ As a number, zero is used mainly in scientific contexts, or when you want to be precise.
➥ Como número, el zero se usa principalmente en contextos científicos, o cuando se quiere ser preciso.
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➥ In spoken British English, nought is much more common.
➥ En inglés británico hablado, nought es mucho más común.
⏺ Example:
➤ It went from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second.
➤ Pasó de cero a 60 en una fracción de segundo.
➤ Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month.
➤ Las ventas aumentaron 0.4% (nought point four percent) el mes pasado.
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➥ However, when you are stating a telephone number, you say oh or o.
➥ Sin embargo, cuando estás indicando un número de teléfono, dices oh o o.
⏺ Example:
➤ My phone number is 192073 (one, nine, two, oh, seven, three)
➤ Mi número de teléfono es el 192073 (uno, nueve, dos, cero, siete, tres)
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➥ In some sports contexts, especially in football scores, nil is used.
➥ En algunos contextos deportivos, especialmente en los resultados de fútbol, se usa nil.
⏺ Example:
➤ England beat Poland two-nil at Wembley.
➤ Inglaterra venció a Polonia por dos a cero en Wembley.
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zero - (número 0):
👉 Zero, one, two, three, four, five...
➤ The number one million is written with a one and six zeros.
➤ O número um milhão é escrito com o número um e seis zeros.
➤ Heavy rain has reduced visibility almost to zero (= its lowest point).
➤ A chuva forte reduziu a visibilidade a quase a zero (= seu ponto mais baixo).
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Oh/O - (número 0)
(também oh); (também o)
👉 Used in speech to mean zero:
👉 Usado na fala para significar zero:
➤ My phone number is three, one, o, five, one, double oh (= 3105100).
➤ Meu número de telefone é três, um, zero, cinco, um, duplo zero(= 3105100).
➤ The year 1705 is usually pronounced seventeen oh five.
➤ O ano de 1705 costuma ser pronunciado dezessete zero cinco.
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nought or naught - (número 0):
👉 The number 0 or zero:
👉 O número 0.
➤ He said it was only worth £10, but really you could add a couple of noughts to that (= it is really worth £1,000).
➤ Ele disse que valia apenas £10, mas você pode adicionar alguns zeros a isso (= realmente vale £1.000).
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nil - (número 0):
👉 Nothing or zero:
👉 Nada ou zero
➤ At best, the economic impact is nil.
➤ Na melhor das hipóteses, o impacto econômico é nulo.
➤ Investment in the industry has dropped to virtually nil.
➤ O investimento no setor caiu para praticamente zero.
➤ The challengers lost the game seven-nil (= zero).
➤ Os desafiantes perderam o jogo sete a zero (= zero).
⏩⏩ USAGE NOTE:
➥ As a number, zero is used mainly in scientific contexts, or when you want to be precise.
➥ Como número, zero é usado principalmente em contextos científicos, ou quando você quer ser mais preciso.
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➥ In spoken British English, nought is much more common.
➥ No inglês britânico falado, nought é muito mais comum.
⏺ Example:
➤ It went from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second.
⏺ Example:
➤ It went from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second.
➤ Passou de zero para 60 em uma fração de segundo.
➤ Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month.
➤ As vendas aumentaram quase 0.4% no mês passado.
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➥ However, when you are stating a telephone number, you say oh or o ((əʊ )).
➥ No entanto, quando você está informando um número de telefone, você diz oh ou o.
⏺ Example:
➤ My phone number is 192073 (one, nine, two, oh, seven, three)
➤ Meu número de telefone é 192073 (um, nove, dois, zero, sete, três)
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➥ In some sports contexts, especially in football scores, nil is used.
➥ Em alguns contextos desportivos, especialmente em resultados de futebol, utiliza-se nil.
⏺ Example:
➤ England beat Poland two-nil at Wembley.
➤ A Inglaterra venceu a Polônia por dois a zero em Wembley.
➤ A Inglaterra venceu a Polônia por dois a zero em Wembley.
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