| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million, 10^9) | miljard s |
| Anmärkning: "a billion" is used generally; "one billion" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | I bet you can't count to two billion! |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 adj | invariable (one thousand million in number, 10^9) | en miljard adj |
| | One celebrity donated one billion dollars to charity last year. |
| billion adj | invariable (thousand million, 10^9) | miljarder adj |
| | There are seven billion people in the world. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 pron | invariable (people, things: thousand million, 10^9) | en miljard pron |
| | The world's population is predicted to go up by a billion over the next decade. |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million pounds or dollars, 10^9) | en miljard s |
| | The profits last year topped one billion. |
| | The government has pledged two billion to finance a new sports stadium. |
| billions npl | (thousands of millions) | miljarder adj |
| | I don't know exactly how many stars there are, but there must be billions. |
| billions of [sth] adj | (thousands of millions in number) | miljarder av ngt spl + prep |
| | There are billions of cells in the human body. |
| the billions npl | (numbers: thousands of millions) | miljarder spl |
| | The number of stars in our galaxy is in the billions. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion n | UK, dated (million million, 10^12) (ålderdomligt) | biljon s |
| | | biljard s |
| | Max thinks he can easily make a billion and retire early. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion adj | UK, dated (million million in number, 10^12) (ålderdomligt) | biljon adj |
| | | biljard adj |
| | There are thought to be a billion bacteria in the human intestine. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| a billion [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (bildlig) | en biljon ngt adj |
| | I can think of a billion things I'd do if I didn't have to work. |
| billions of [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (bildlig) | miljarder av ngt spl + prep |
| | Kieron comes up with billions of excuses not to do his homework. |
billion,
a billion n | figurative, informal (any very large number) (bildlig) | biljon s |
| | Have you seen the stars tonight? There must be a billion! |
| billions npl | (sum: thousands of millions) | miljarder spl |
| | Frank has made billions from his invention. |