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twenty_to

twenty to

See also: twenty-to

English

Noun

twenty to ‎(uncountable)

(idiomatic) twenty minutes before the next hour

Synonyms

(20 minutes before next hour): twenty of, twenty til, twenty 'til, twenty before

Translations

twenty minutes before the next hour

Chinese:
Mandarin: 差二十分 ‎(chà èrshí fēn)
Finnish: kahtakymmentä vaille (fi)
French: ... moins vingt

German: zwanzig vor
Russian: без ‎(bez) двадцати ‎(dvadcati) (bez dvadcatí)
Swedish: tjugo i

example: twenty minutes to two

Chinese:
Mandarin: 差二十分十二點, 差二十分十二点 ‎(chà èrshí fēn shí'èr diǎn)
Dutch: twintig voor twee, tien over half twee
Finnish: kahtakymmentä vaille kaksi
Flemish: twintig voor twee, tien na half twee
French: deux heures moins vingt
German: zwanzig vor zwei

Maltese: is-sgħatejn neqsin għoxrin
Russian: без ‎(bez) двадцати ‎(dvadcati) два ‎(dva) (bez dvadcatí dva)
Spanish: dos menos veinte
Swedish: tjugo i två
Turkish: saat ikiye yirmi var