ninety-nine

• Numeral cardinal que designa el número 99; se usa a menudo de forma idiomática para significar 'casi todos' o 'la gran mayoría'.

A cardinal number representing the quantity of 99; often used idiomatically to mean 'almost all' or 'the vast majority'.

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   Being nine more than ninety; the number 99.

   noventa y nueve

   • There are ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall.
   • She scored ninety-nine points on the test.
   • The building has ninety-nine floors.