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1 ton
1 ( in weight) GB ( also gross ou long ton) ≈ 1 016 kg ; US ( also net ou short ton) ≈ 907 kg ; metric ton tonne f, 1000 kg ; a three-ton truck un camion de trois tonnes ; to weigh a ton ou be a ton weight GB fig peser une tonne ;2 Naut ( in volume) tonneau m ; freight/register ton tonneau m d'affrètement/de jauge ; displacement ton tonne f de déplacement ;3 ○ ( a lot) a ton of plein de ○, un tas de ○ [books, papers etc] ; tons of des tas de ○, plein de ○ [food, paper, bands] ; we've tons left il nous en reste plein ○ ; her new car is tons better than the other one sa nouvelle voiture est mille fois mieux que l'autre.they'll come down on us like a ton of bricks ils vont nous tomber dessus ○ ; to do a ton ○ GB faire du cent soixante à l'heure ○.
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