Mil (en. Thousand)

/mil/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Number that represents one thousand units.
There are a thousand reasons to visit that place.
Hay mil razones para visitar ese lugar.
Used as a measure to count things.
The event attracts more than a thousand people each year.
El evento atrae a más de mil personas cada año.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'mille', which means thousand.

Common Phrases and Expressions

a thousand and one nights
It refers to an indefinite number or to many stories.
mil y una noches
a thousand miles an hour
Expression indicating that something happens very quickly.
a mil por hora
a thousand ways
It refers to a large number of options or methods.
mil maneras

Related Words

thousands
Plural of thousand, used to indicate many thousands.
miles
milli
Prefix that indicates one thousandth part of something.
mili

Slang Meanings

A thousand is equal to a thousand pesos or a thousand units of currency.
It cost me a thousand.
Me costó mil.
A thousand used to refer to a large number of people or things.
There were a thousand at the party.
Había mil en la fiesta.