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ton

[tʌn]

sustantivo

1tonelada (f) (aproximada) (weight) (Br = 1.016 kg, US = 907 kg)

2(idioms) (familiar)

this suitcase weighs a ton (Br = 1.016 kg, US = 907 kg) -> esta maleta pesa un quintal or una tonelada
tons of… (familiar) -> montones de… (lots of)
he'll come down on you like a ton of bricks (familiar) -> te va a poner a caldo

ton [tan]

sustantivo

1Tonelada, medida de capacidad y el peso de dos mil libras o veinte quintales; este peso se llama short ton, en contraposición al long ton de 2,240 libra

sustantivo

2Medida de dos toneles. (Desusado)

V. TUN.

ton [tʌn]

noun

1 (weight) tonelada Brit = 1016.06kg; Can, US etc. = 907.20kg; (f) (Brit = 1016.06kg; Can, US etc. = 907.20kg)

metric ton tonelada métrica = 1.000kg; (f) (= 1.000kg) this cargo weighs 1,000 tons esta carga pesa 1.000 toneladas; a three-ton lorry un camión de tres toneladas

to weigh a ton (informal) pesar un quintal; (informal)

this suitcase weighs a ton (informal) esta maleta pesa un quintal; (informal)

to come down on sb like a ton of bricks echar una bronca descomunal a algn

2 (informal)

tons of sth montones de algo; (m) (informal) we have tons of it at home en casa lo tenemos a montones; (informal) we have tons of time nos sobra tiempo; tenemos tiempo de sobra

3 (Aut) (very_informal) (100mph) velocidad de 100 millas por hora; (f)

to do a ton ir a 100 millas por hora

4 (Cricket) (informal) (100 runs) cien carreras; (f)

He reached his ton from 71 balls with 11 fours and four sixes

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ton [ton]

verb

1TONO. (m)

Used only in the phrase, sin ton ni son, without motive or cause, without rhyme or reason; unreasonably, inordinately.

ton

sustantivo:masculino

sin ton ni son (sin motivo) for no particular reason; (sin lógica) without rhyme or reason