"billion (a thousand million)" in sette lingue
Significatobillion (a thousand million)
Spagnolo
/mil miˈʝones/
altra origine · Spanish mil 'thousand' + millones 'millions'
Billón is a million million (10¹²) — a classic trap.
Francese
/miljaʁ/
m.altra origine · French, from million
Un billion is a million million (10¹²).
Italiano
/miˈljardo/
m.altra origine · French milliard
Portoghese
/biˈʎɐ̃w/
m.altra origine · French billion
In Portugal a bilião is a million million (10¹²) and 10⁹ is mil milhões.
Rumeno
/miliˈard/
neutroaltra origine · French milliard
Bilion is a million million (10¹²).
Catalano
/mil miliˈons/
altra origine · Catalan mil 'thousand' + milions 'millions'
Bilió is a million million (10¹²).
Inglese
/ˈbɪljən/
altra origine · French billion (bi- + million)
La storia
English billion means 10⁹, but its look-alikes billón, billion and bilione mean 10¹². Say mil millones, milliard, miliardo.
Imparala
In una frase
- esEl proyecto costó dos mil millones de euros.
- frLe projet a coûté deux milliards d'euros.
- itIl progetto è costato due miliardi di euro.
- ptO projeto custou dois bilhões de euros.
- roProiectul a costat două miliarde de euro.
- caEl projecte va costar dos mil milions d'euros.
- enThe project cost two billion euros.