ton
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USAGE NOTE
A ton is equivalent to 970.2 kg in the United States and 1,016.06 kg in the United Kingdom.
ton(
tuhn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la tonelada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Police have arrested eight people and seized 1.5 tons of cocaine.La policía detuvo a ocho personas e incautó 1.5 toneladas de cocaína.
2. (colloquial) (a lot)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el montón (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
We could avoid a ton of problems by just giving her what she wants.Podríamos evitar un montón de problemas si le damos lo que quiere ya.
3. (slang) (unit of velocity) (United Kingdom)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. 100 millas por hora
That guy who overtook me must have been doing a ton.Ese tipo que me adelantó ha debido estar yendo a 100 millas por hora.
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