cero
1. (Fínoun, mathematics) zero
·ocho grados bajo cero
·eight degrees below zero
·desde las cero horas
·from twelve o'clock midnight
a. estoy a cero de dinero I'masculine broke *
b. empezar o partir de cero to start from scratch
·tendremos que partir nuevamente de cero
·we'll have to start from scratch again
c. ser un cero a la izquierda to be useless
·cero absoluto absolute zero
2. (football, Rugby) nil, zero United States
·ganaron por tres goles a cero
·they won by three goals to nil, they won three nil
·empataron a cero
·they drew nil-nil, it was a no-score draw
·estamos 40 a cero
(Tenis) it'noun 40-love
3. (education) nought
·me han puesto un cero
·I got nought out of ten
4. *
(=coche-patrulla) police car