twenty-one

• Die Zahl 21, verwendet als Adjektiv zur Angabe einer Menge oder eines Alters.

The number 21, used as an adjective to indicate quantity or age.

1. Being one more than twentyA1formal

   The number that is one more than twenty; the cardinal number 21.

   einundzwanzig

   • She celebrated her twenty-first birthday last week.
   • There are twenty-one students in the class.
   • He scored twenty-one points in the game.

• Substantiv, das die ganze Zahl bezeichnet, die der Summe aus zwanzig und eins entspricht, oder ein Glücksspiel mit Karten, bei dem das Ziel darin besteht, eine höhere Punktzahl als der Geber zu erreichen, ohne 21 zu überschreiten.

A noun referring to the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one, or a gambling card game where the goal is to have a hand value higher than the dealer's without exceeding 21.

1. The number 21A1formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one.

   Einundzwanzig

   • Twenty-one is the number of days in three weeks.
   • She turned twenty-one last month.
   • The answer to the equation is twenty-one.

   Synonymexxi

2. B1informal

   A gambling card game where the goal is to have cards totaling a higher count than the dealer without exceeding 21.

   Blackjack

   • They played twenty-one at the casino all night.
   • He won the round of twenty-one with a blackjack.
   • Twenty-one is also known as blackjack.

   Synonymeblackjackpontoonvingt-et-un