| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
zero,
0,
also UK: nought n | (cardinal number: 0) | cero nm |
| | Five times zero is zero. |
| | Cinco por cero es cero. |
zero,
0,
also UK: nought n | (symbol for 0) | cero nm |
| | The teacher wrote a zero on the board. |
| | La maestra escribió un cero en la pizarra. |
zero,
0,
also UK: O,
oh n | (in phone number: 0) | cero nm |
| | My number is five nine zero three eight two. |
| | Mi número es el cinco, nueve, cero, tres, ocho, dos. |
zero,
0 n | (Celsius: freezing) | cero nm |
| | Temperatures are due to hit zero this week. |
| | La temperatura alcanzará el cero esta semana. |
| zero n | figurative, informal (nothing: starting point) | de cero loc adv |
| | When my parents arrived in this country, they had nothing; they started from zero. |
| | Cuando mis padres llegaron a este país no tenían nada, empezaron de cero. |
| zero adj | (not a single one) | ninguno/a adj |
| | | cero adj |
| Note: Ante sustantivo masculino singular, se escribe ningún. |
| | Zero employees have been off sick this month. |
| | Este mes ningún empleado ha causado baja por enfermedad. |
| zero adj | (not any of [sth]) | ninguno/a adj |
| | | cero adj |
| Note: Ante sustantivo masculino singular, se escribe ningún. |
| | The new trainee is hopeless; he puts in zero effort. |
| | El nuevo becario es un inútil, no pone ningún esfuerzo. |
| zero pron | (people, things: not one of them) (persona) | nadie pron |
| | (cosa) | nada pron |
| | | cero pron |
| | Of the thirty students who took the exam, zero managed to pass. |
| | De los treinta alumnos que rindieron el examen, nadie aprobó. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| zero n | figurative, informal ([sb] unimportant) | don nadie loc nom m |
| | | cero a la izquierda loc nom m |
| | Ignore David; he's a zero. |
| | Ignora a David, es un don nadie. |
| zero [sth]⇒ vtr | (change to 0) | poner a cero loc verb |
| | Rose placed the bowl on the electronic scales, weighed out the butter, and then zeroed the scales before adding the sugar. |
| | Rose colocó el bol en la balanza electrónica, pesó la mantequilla y luego puso a cero el contador antes de añadir el azúcar. |
| zero [sth] vtr | (gun: set sights) | apuntar⇒ vtr |
| | The marksman zeroed his rifle and took the shot. |
| | El tirador apuntó su rifle y disparó. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| absolute zero n | (lowest possible temperature) | cero absoluto nm |
| | Absolute zero, zero degrees Kelvin, is -473 Fahrenheit or -273.15 Celsius. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No podemos alcanzar el cero absoluto en estas condiciones. |
| below zero adj | (colder than freezing) (figurado) | helado/a adj |
| | (figurado) | congelado/a adj |
| | Christ, it's below zero out there! |
| | ¡Está helado aquí afuera! |
| below zero adv | (colder than freezing) | bajo cero loc adj |
| | Temperatures in Moscow regularly drop below zero. |
| | La temperatura en Moscú generalmente es bajo cero. |
| Ground Zero n | (World Trade Center site) | Zona Cero loc nom f |
| | | las Torres Gemelas loc nom fpl |
| | | Punto Cero loc nom m |
| | The US president visited Ground Zero in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks. |
| | El presidente de los Estados Unidos visitó la Zona Cero tras los ataques del 11-S. |
| ground zero n | (explosion: impact area) | zona de impacto grupo nom |
| patient zero n | (pandemic, etc.: first person infected) | paciente cero n común + adj inv |
| | | caso índice nm + adj mf |
sub-zero,
also US: subzero adj | (temperature: below freezing) (temperatura) | bajo cero loc adj |
| zero gravity | (physics) | gravedad cero loc nom f |
| zero hour n | (beginning of military attack) | hora cero loc nom f |
| zero hour n | (decisive or critical time) | hora cero loc nom f |
| zero hour n | (beginning of any event) | hora cero loc nom f |
| zero in vi | informal (focus) | centrarse⇒, enfocarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The pilot zeroed in and launched his attack. |
| | El piloto se centró y lanzó el ataque. |
| zero in on [sth] vtr | informal (focus) | centrarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | concentrarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | enfocarse en v prnl + prep |
| | | dirigir la atención hacia loc verb |
| | An auditor knows how to zero in on the problems lurking in a financial report. |
| | Un auditor sabe centrarse en los problemas que alberga un reporte financiero. |
| zero population growth n | uncountable (balance of births and deaths) | crecimiento poblacional cero loc nom m |
| | | crecimiento nulo de la población loc nom m |
| zero score n | (test or competition result of 0) | puntaje cero nm + adj |
| | | cero puntos adj + nmpl |
| | (deporte) | marcador a cero nm + loc adv |
| | Test-takers will receive a zero score if no attempt is made to answer the question. |
| | Los que hagan el examen recibirán puntaje cero si no contestan la pregunta. |
| zero tolerance n | (strict policy) | tolerancia cero loc nom f |
| zero tolerance n as adj | (approach, policy: very strict) | política de tolerancia cero loc nom f |
zero-emission,
zero-emissions n as adj | (vehicle: no exhaust gas) | de cero emisiones loc adj |
zero-hour contract,
zero-hours contract n | (employment contract: no set hours) | contrato de cero horas nm + loc adj |
| zero-rated adj | (econ: buyer pays no value-added tax) | exento de IVA loc adj |
| | | de tipo nulo loc adj |
| | | de clasificación cero loc adj |
| zero-sum game n | (win-lose situation) | juego de suma cero loc nom m |
