| Principal Translations |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million, 10^9) | mil millones loc nom mpl |
| Note: "a billion" is used generally; "one billion" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | I bet you can't count to two billion! |
| | El país tiene una población de dos mil millones. |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 adj | invariable (one thousand million in number, 10^9) | mil millones de loc adj |
| | One celebrity donated one billion dollars to charity last year. |
| | Una celebridad donó mil millones de dólares a una organización de caridad. |
| billion adj | invariable (thousand million, 10^9) | mil millones loc adj |
| | There are seven billion people in the world. |
| | Hay siete mil millones de personas en el mundo. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 pron | invariable (people, things: thousand million, 10^9) | mil millones pron |
| | The world's population is predicted to go up by a billion over the next decade. |
| | Se espera que la población mundial suba en mil millones en la próxima década. |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million pounds or dollars, 10^9) | mil millones loc nom mpl |
| | The profits last year topped one billion. |
| | The government has pledged two billion to finance a new sports stadium. |
| | Las ganancias del año pasado superaron los mil millones. |
| billions npl | (thousands of millions) | miles de millones loc nom mpl |
| | I don't know exactly how many stars there are, but there must be billions. |
| | No sé exactamente cuántas estrellas hay, pero debe haber miles de millones. |
| billions of [sth] adj | (thousands of millions in number) | miles de millones de cuantificador |
| | There are billions of cells in the human body. |
| | Hay miles de millones de células en el cuerpo humano. |
| the billions npl | (numbers: thousands of millions) | miles de millones loc nom mpl |
| | The number of stars in our galaxy is in the billions. |
| | El número de estrellas en nuestra galaxia asciende a miles de millones. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion n | UK, dated (million million, 10^12) | billón nm |
| | Max thinks he can easily make a billion and retire early. |
| | Max cree que puede ganar billones y retirarse pronto. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion adj | UK, dated (million million in number, 10^12) | billón nm |
| | (economía) | millardo nm |
| | There are thought to be a billion bacteria in the human intestine. |
| | Se cree que hay un billón de bacterias en el intestino humano. |
| Additional Translations |
| a billion [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (figurado) | un millón de nm + prep |
| | | un montón de nm + prep |
| | I can think of a billion things I'd do if I didn't have to work. |
| | Puedo pensar en un millón de cosas que haría si no tuviera que trabajar. |
| billions of [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (figurado) | miles de millones loc adj |
| | | millones adj inv |
| | Kieron comes up with billions of excuses not to do his homework. |
| | Kieron tiene miles de millones de excusas para no hacer su tarea. |
billion,
a billion n | figurative, informal (any very large number) (figurado) | millón nm |
| | Have you seen the stars tonight? There must be a billion! |
| | ¿Has visto las estrellas hoy? ¡Deben ser un millón! |
| billions npl | (sum: thousands of millions) | miles de millones loc nom mpl |
| | Frank has made billions from his invention. |
| | Frank ganó miles de millones con sus inventos. |