Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
billion
Spanish translation:
mil millon(es)
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Sandra Alboum
Feb 10, 2004 18:42
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English term
ursula
billion
10 billion (some people translate billion as millon)
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +11 | mil millones |
Sandra Alboum
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| 5 | Mil millones |
Eugenia Rodriguez
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| 4 | mil millones /(de dolares) |
Сергей Лузан
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| 3 | billon |
Gabo Pena
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Proposed translations
+11
1 min
Sandra Alboum
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Translation for mission-driven orgs
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
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8
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mil millones
This is the way of referring to it.
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-02-10 18:44:57 GMT)
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billion [\'býlýən] number
(= thousand million) mil millones mpl
three billion dollars tres mil millones de dólares
I\'ve told you a billion times (informal) te lo he dicho infinidad de veces
i.e. 1,000,000,000
(Wish I had a billion dollars!)
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-02-10 18:44:57 GMT)
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billion [\'býlýən] number
(= thousand million) mil millones mpl
three billion dollars tres mil millones de dólares
I\'ve told you a billion times (informal) te lo he dicho infinidad de veces
i.e. 1,000,000,000
(Wish I had a billion dollars!)
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2 mins
Mil millones
Suerte
13 hrs
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Works in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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46
mil millones /(de dolares)
billion (def) 1)(GB) million millions; 2)(US) thousand millions. If considering U$d only a thousand millions - but anyway enough for modest life as mentioned in the answer above.
Re.: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English by A. S. Hornby ISBN 0 19 431101 5.
The Random House Dictionary, ISBN 0-394-51200-6
Re.: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English by A. S. Hornby ISBN 0 19 431101 5.
The Random House Dictionary, ISBN 0-394-51200-6
1 day 4 hrs
Gabo Pena
Native in English
&
Spanish
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Mexican, Argentine, Puerto Rican, US, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Salvadoran, Canarian)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
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20
billon
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