Meaning
forty-eight
- forty-eight (cardinal number)
- great confusion, uproar, or chaos (in idiomatic expressions)
In a sentence
Ci sono quarantotto studenti nell'aula magna.
There are forty-eight students in the main hall.
Il pacco arriverà entro quarantotto ore.
The package will arrive within forty-eight hours.
Se scoprono la verità, succederà un quarantotto!
If they discover the truth, all hell will break loose!
Usage notes
- The idiom 'succedere un quarantotto' refers to the revolutions of 1848.
- Formed by dropping the final 'a' of 'quaranta' before 'otto'.