jiffy in Spanish
jiffy in Spanish is en un pispás, periquete, santiamén — jiffy means a very short, unspecified length of time.
jiffy in Spanish
en un pispás
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
periquete
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
santiamén
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
tris
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
What does "jiffy" mean?
- noun A very short, unspecified length of time.
- noun A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
- noun The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
- noun The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds), but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
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What is "jiffy" in Spanish?
"jiffy" in Spanish is en un pispás, periquete, santiamén. jiffy means: A very short, unspecified length of time.
Are there other ways to say "jiffy" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "jiffy": en un pispás, periquete, santiamén, tris.
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