thousand

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BrE /ˈθaʊzənd/ AmE /ˈθaʊzənd/

noun en → es

1 NUMBER A1

the number or quantity that is equal to the product of a hundred and ten; 1,000

mil

  • a thousand something

Collocations thousand dollars · thousand people

  • There are a thousand stars in the sky.

    Hay mil estrellas en el cielo.

2 METAPHOR B1

used to emphasize that there is a very large number or amount of something, especially when this seems surprising

muchas, muchos

  • thousand and one

Collocations a thousand reasons · thousand excuses

  • He has a thousand excuses for not doing his homework.

    Tiene mil excusas para no hacer sus tareas.