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1 million
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1. plurals million (1, 2), millions (2, 3)noun)1) ((preceded by a, a number, or a word signifying a quantity) the number 1,000,000: a million; one million; five million.) millón2) (the figure 1,000,000.) millón3) (a million pounds or dollars: Her fortune amounts to several million(s).) millón
2. adjective((preceded by a, a number, or a word signifying a quantity) 1,000,000 in number: six million people.) millón- million-- millionaire
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million num millóntr['mɪljən]1 millón nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlike a million dollars maravilloso,-a, fantástico,-ato be one in a million (person) ser una joya, ser uno entre un millónto have a chance in a million tener una remotísima posibilidadmillion ['mɪljən] adja million : un millón deadj.• millón de adj.n.• millón s.m.'mɪljənnoun millón mthanks a million! — (colloq) un millón de gracias
a million/two million people — un millón/dos millones de personas
she really is one in a million — es única, como ella no hay dos; see also hundred
['mɪljǝn]N millón m- feel like a million dollars or bucks* * *['mɪljən]noun millón mthanks a million! — (colloq) un millón de gracias
a million/two million people — un millón/dos millones de personas
she really is one in a million — es única, como ella no hay dos; see also hundred
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2 signify
1) (to be a sign of; to mean: His frown signified disapproval.) significar, querer decir2) (to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc: He signified his approval with a nod.) indicar, señalar•- significant
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signify vb significartr['sɪgnɪfaɪ]2 formal use (show, make known) mostrar, expresar1) : indicarhe signified his desire for more: haciendo señas indicó que quería más2) mean: significarv.• denotar v.• significar v.'sɪgnəfaɪ, 'sɪgnɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fieda) (denote, mean) significar*, querer* decirb) ( indicate) \<\<approval/consent\>\> expresar['sɪɡnɪfaɪ]1. VT1) (=mean) querer decir, significarwhat does it signify? — ¿qué quiere decir?, ¿qué significa?
2) (=make known) indicar2.VI* * *['sɪgnəfaɪ, 'sɪgnɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fieda) (denote, mean) significar*, querer* decirb) ( indicate) \<\<approval/consent\>\> expresar
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signifying — sig•ni•fy•ing [[t]ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ɪŋ[/t]] n. a game or playful confrontation, as playing the dozens, in which witty insults are exchanged • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
signifying — ˈsignə̇ˌfīiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of signify : a good natured needling or goading especially among urban blacks by means of indirect gibes and clever often preposterous put downs ; also : dozens herein … Useful english dictionary
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