Millares (en. Thousands)

/miˈʝaɾes/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Refers to quantities that can be counted in thousands, usually in contexts of population or statistics.
The construction attracted thousands of visitors each year.
La construcción atrajo millares de visitantes cada año.
Can refer to a high or large number of objects.
Thousands of signatures were collected for the petition.
Se recogieron millares de firmas para la petición.
Set or amount of thousands.
The thousands of bills in the box were unimaginable.
Los milares de billetes en la caja eran inimaginables.

Etymology

From the Spanish 'milla', meaning thousand.

Common Phrases and Expressions

thousands of
An expression that denotes an innumerable or very high quantity of something.
millares de
in thousands
Used to refer to quantities that are counted in thousands.
en millares

Related Words

mile
Unit of measure equivalent to one thousand.
milla
thousand
Number that represents a quantity of one thousand.
mil

Slang Meanings

Used to refer to a large amount of money.
He made thousands in his new business.
Ganó millares en su nuevo negocio.
To describe a very large crowd of people.
There were thousands at the concert, it was incredible.
Había millares en el concierto, era increíble.