million

/ˈmɪl.jən/

Translation

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⇨ millón

Three million people live there

Tres millones de personas viven allí

■ Se dice seven million. Incorrecto: seven millions

millions (inform)

⇨ mogollón col.

I've read that book millions of times

He leído ese libro mogollón de veces

one in a million

⇨ excepcional

⇨ uno,na entre un millón

(Definition of million from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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