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Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
Can I translate one billion as "un billón" in Spanish?
Re: Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
No, one billion is "mil millones"
1,000,000,000
Un billón is
1,000,000,000,000
Last edited by santiagop; 01-02-2019 at 05:06 PM.
Re: Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
Very descriptive. So:
"un billón"= a thousand billion
one billion= "mil millones" (a thousand million)
Re: Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
Yes, you could also call it a trillion
1,000,000,000,000
Re: Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
Interesting, I took for granted it was the same.Originally Posted by santiagop
Re: Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
Oh my gosh! Does someone know WHY ??
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/
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.
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Re: Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
There must be a gazillion reasons why
Re: Is a billion the same as "un billón"?
Gazillion = quichicientos (that´s not a joke Nabyl ;-))
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