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(Metric) For use applied as a suffix to units, see tenth gram.

Idioms beginning with six:
six feet under
six of one, half a dozen of the other
sixth sense

See also at sixes and sevens; deep six; Joe six-pack.

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in numerology the number six represents harmony and peacemaking qualities.

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adjective
adjective

six feet under dead and buried. (1942 —) .
J. Gerson In Islay...we make sure the dead are stiff and cold and six feet under (1979). Cf. deep six noun.

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Dansk (Danish)
num. - seks
n. - sekstal, sekser

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    hulter til bulter, i et virvar
• six footer    person der er seks fod høj
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    hip som hap, det kommer ud på et

Nederlands (Dutch)
zes

Français (French)
n. - six
adj. - six

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    être en pagaille, (ne pas savoir) où donner de la tête
• six footer    personne d'au moins un mètre quatre-vingt
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    c'est du pareil au même

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sechs
adj. - sechs

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    zerstritten, durcheinander
• six footer    Zwei-Meter-Mann
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    wie Jacke und Hose

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έξι, εξάδα
adj. - έξι

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    άνω-κάτω
• six footer    ντερέκι, δίμετρος
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    όχι Γιάννης-Γιαννάκης

Italiano (Italian)
sei

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    sottosopra
• knock/hit for six    prendere di sorpresa
• six footer    alto un metro e ottanta
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    se non è zuppa è pan bagnato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - seis (f)
adj. - seis

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    em desordem
• knock/hit for six    jogada de cricket valendo 6 corridas
• six footer    pessoa (f) com seis pés de altura
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    quase nenhuma diferença entre 2 opções

Русский (Russian)
шесть, шестеро, шестерка (карта), шесть лет, шесть часов

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    вверх дном, в разладе
• knock/hit for six    нанести удар, за который начисляется шесть очков, разбить наголову
• six footer    человек ростом в шесть футов, что-л. длиною в шесть футов
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    это одно и то же, "что в лоб, что по лбу"

Español (Spanish)
n. - seis
adj. - seis

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    en desorden, en confusión, reñidos
• six footer    que mide seis pies de altura
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    olivo y aceituno todo es uno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sexa
adj. - sex-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
六, 六个

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    乱七八糟, 不和
• six footer    身高六英尺的人
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    一模一样

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
num. - 六, 六個
n. - 六個

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    亂七八糟, 不和
• six footer    身高六英尺的人
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    一模一樣

한국어 (Korean)
num. - 여섯(6)의, 여섯 개의
n. - 여섯, 6, 6의 기호

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    혼란하여, (의견이) 일치되지 않아

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 6の, 6歳の
n. - 6の数字, 6個, 6個一組のもの, 6時, 6歳, 6の礼

idioms:

• at sixes and sevens    混乱して
• knock/hit for six    一挙に六点取る, 徹底的にやっ付ける
• six footer    身長が約6フィートの
• six of one and half a dozen of the other    似たり寄ったりで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ست, سته (صفه) سداسي, سادس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שש, חצי-תריסר‬

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