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1 the sixty-four thousand dollar question
la pregunta del millónEnglish-spanish dictionary > the sixty-four thousand dollar question
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2 sixty-four thousand dollar question
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that's the sixty-four thousand dollar question — es la pregunta del millónEnglish-spanish dictionary > sixty-four thousand dollar question
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3 dollar
'dolə((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dólardollar n dólartr['dɒləSMALLr/SMALL]1 dólar nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto feel like a million dollars sentirse en el séptimo cielo, sentirse en las nubesto look like a million dollars tener un aspecto maravilloso, estar despampanantedollar bill billete nombre masculino de un dólarthe sixty-four thousand dollar question la pregunta del millóndollar ['dɑlər] n: dólar mn.• dólar s.m.'dɑːlər, 'dɒlə(r)noun dólar mdollars to doughnuts — (AmE colloq)
it's dollars to doughnuts they'll come — te apuesto or juego lo que quieras (a) que vienen
to be (as) sound as a dollar — (AmE colloq) \<\<heart/engine\>\> funcionar or marchar como un reloj; \<\<person\>\> estar* (fuerte) como un toro
['dɒlǝ(r)]to feel/look like a million dollars: he made me feel like a million dollars me hizo sentir en el séptimo cielo or a las mil maravillas; she looked like a million dollars estaba despampanante; top dollar (AmE colloq) el mejor precio (or sueldo etc); you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq) puedes estar seguro, te lo doy firmado (fam); (before n) dollar bill billete m de un dólar; dollar sign — signo m or símbolo m del dólar
1.N dólar m2.CPDdollar area N — zona f del dólar
dollar bill N — billete m de un dólar
dollar cost averaging N — costo m promedio en dólares
dollar diplomacy N — (US) (Pol) diplomacia f a golpe de dólar
dollar rate N — cambio m del dólar
dollar sign N — signo m del dólar
* * *['dɑːlər, 'dɒlə(r)]noun dólar mdollars to doughnuts — (AmE colloq)
it's dollars to doughnuts they'll come — te apuesto or juego lo que quieras (a) que vienen
to be (as) sound as a dollar — (AmE colloq) \<\<heart/engine\>\> funcionar or marchar como un reloj; \<\<person\>\> estar* (fuerte) como un toro
to feel/look like a million dollars: he made me feel like a million dollars me hizo sentir en el séptimo cielo or a las mil maravillas; she looked like a million dollars estaba despampanante; top dollar (AmE colloq) el mejor precio (or sueldo etc); you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq) puedes estar seguro, te lo doy firmado (fam); (before n) dollar bill billete m de un dólar; dollar sign — signo m or símbolo m del dólar
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