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"Millar" is a noun which is often translated as "thousand", and "mil" is an adjective which is also often translated as "thousand". Learn more about the difference between "millar" and "mil" below.
el millar(
mee
-
yahr
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. thousand
Cada caja contiene un millar de periódicos.Each box contains a thousand newspapers.
los millares
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(large amount)
a. thousands
300 espartanos se enfrentaron a millares de persas.300 Spartans fought thousands of Persians.
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mil(
meel
)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. thousand
El precio del coche es treinta mil euros.The price of the car is thirty thousand euros.
a. a thousand
Te lo he dicho mil veces.I've told you a thousand times.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. one thousand
Quinientos y quinientos hacen mil.Five hundred plus five hundred make one thousand.
b. a thousand
¿Cuántas necesitas? - Envíame mil.How many do you need? - Send me a thousand.
c. thousand
¿Cuántas hay? - Deben de ser unas cuantas mil.How many are there? - There must be several thousand.
Miles de personas acudieron al acto.Thousands of people attended the event.
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