billion [ˈbɪlɪən]
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billion
USAGE NOTE
The plural of "billion" is "billion" or "billions."
billion(
bihl
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yihn
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (a thousand million)
a. mil millones
There are currently seven billion people living on Earth.Actualmente en la Tierra viven siete mil millones de personas.
b. millardo
The company, now valued at $19 billion, was set up in 1996.La empresa, ahora valorada en 19 millardos de d贸lares, se estableci贸 en 1996.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
2. (a thousand million)
a. mil millones
How much is the company worth? - A billion.驴En cu谩nto est谩 valorada la empresa? - Mil millones.
b. el millardo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An extra billion was added to cover the interest on the loan.Se agreg贸 otro millardo para cubrir los intereses del pr茅stamo.
3. (old-fashioned) (a million million) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g. cat, groovy).
4. (colloquial) (vast quantity)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
billionNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el mil millones mpl, millardo(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
2. (old-fashioned) (United Kingdom)
a. el bill贸n(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
3. (colloquial)
a.
I've got billions of things to do!tengo miles de cosas que hacer
Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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