Can I translate one billion as "un billón" in Spanish?
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Can I translate one billion as "un billón" in Spanish?
No, one billion is "mil millones"
1,000,000,000
Un billón is
1,000,000,000,000
Very descriptive. So:
"un billón"= a thousand billion
one billion= "mil millones" (a thousand million)
Yes, you could also call it a trillion :)
1,000,000,000,000
Interesting, I took for granted it was the same. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by santiagop
Oh my gosh! Does someone know WHY ??Quote:
Originally Posted by santiagop
I found some article about how it's different between USA and UK, but haven't found one about USA and Spanish speaking countries ..
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ex...-is-a-billion/
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In British English, a billion used to be equivalent to a million million (i.e. 1,000,000,000,000), while in American English it has always equated to a thousand million (i.e. 1,000,000,000). British English has now adopted the American figure, though, so that a billion equals a thousand million in both varieties of English.
There must be a gazillion reasons whyQuote:
Originally Posted by eidjit
Gazillion = quichicientos (that´s not a joke Nabyl ;-))Quote:
Originally Posted by nabylm