montón

a ton

pile

el montón(

mohn

tohn

)

masculine noun

1. (colloquial) (large amount)

a. a ton (colloquial)

No compres tomates. Ya hay un montón en el refrigerador.Don't buy tomatoes. There are a ton in the fridge already.

b. a lot

No hagas negocios con él. Estafó a un montón de gente.Don't do business with him. He has scammed a lot of people.

c. lots (colloquial)

Hay un montón de gente esperando en fila para entrar al concierto.There are lots of people waiting in line to get into the concert.

d. loads (colloquial)

Si quieres ganar dinero rápidamente, deberías jugar al póquer. Gané un montón jugando por Internet.If you want to win quick money, you should play poker. I made loads playing online.

e. masses (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

Los niños comieron un montón de caramelos en la fiesta.The children ate masses of sweets at the party.

2. (mountain)

a. pile

¡Recoge ese montón de ropa sucia y lávala!Pick up that pile of dirty clothes and wash them!

b. heap

Falta limpiar ese montón de basura que dejaron los albañiles.We need to clean up that heap of trash left by the construction workers.

Examples

Phrases

un montón de	lots of
te quiero un montón	I love you a bunch
te amo un montón	I love you tons
te extraño un montón	I miss you a lot
un montón	a lot
montón de basura	trash heap lots of trash
un montón de comida	a lot of food
Cinco no son montón, pero siete ya lo son.	Too many cooks spoil the soup.

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