What does mil in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word mil in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mil in Spanish.

The word mil in Spanish means one thousand, thousand, one thousand, a thousand, thousand, thousand, million, very late, wonderfully, perfectly, with great pleasure, would love to, s***ty, crappy, f***ing, f***ing, son of a bitch, foul mood, The Arabian Nights, thank you very much, thank you so much, a thousand times, a thousand times more than, a thousand times than, a thousand times better, a picture is worth a thousand words. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mil

one thousand

adjetivo (número: 1000)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenemos mil estudiantes en esta sede. Mi primer cheque fue por mil dólares.
We have one thousand students at this venue. My first check was for one thousand dollars.

thousand

nombre masculino (millar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le adeudaba al fisco varios cientos de miles de dólares.
He owed Revenue and Customs hundreds of thousands of pounds.

one thousand, a thousand, thousand

nombre masculino (signo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Ahí dice mil?
Does it say one thousand there?

thousand, million

adjetivo (figurado (cantidad grande) (exaggeration)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tengo mil cosas que hacer. Te podría citar mil razones para no ir.
He has thousands of dishes in the attic.

very late

locución adverbial (muy tarde)

Llegó a las mil, cuando ya había terminado la fiesta.

wonderfully, perfectly

locución adverbial (informal (muy bien) (colloquial)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Después de la visita al taller, el auto funciona a las mil maravillas.
The car is running wonderfully after the visit to the mechanic.

with great pleasure

locución adverbial (ES (gustosamente)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Yo te ayudo de mil amores.

would love to

locución adverbial (ES (deseoso)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
De mil amores voy a ver esa película.

s***ty, crappy

locución adjetiva (coloquial (malo, desagradable) (vulgar, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tiene un humor del carajo.

f***ing

locución adjetiva (calor, frío: intenso) (US: vulgar, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Está haciendo un frío del carajo.

f***ing

locución adjetiva (muy intenso) (US: vulgar, slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tiene un hambre del carajo y por eso está de mal genio.

son of a bitch

locución nominal con flexión de género (vulgar (insulto) (offensive)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Ese hijo de mil putas me humilló y se burló de mí!
That son of a bitch humiliated and made fun of me!

foul mood

locución nominal masculina (muy mal humor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan tiene un humor de mil diablos.
He's in a foul mood.

The Arabian Nights

nombre propio femenino plural (colección de cuentos) (literature)

Analizamos la figura de Sherezada en «Las mil y una noches».

thank you very much, thank you so much

expresión (énfasis (expresa agradecimiento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
¡Me encanta el vestido! ¡Mil gracias!
I love the dress. Thank you so much!

a thousand times

locución adverbial (en muchas ocasiones)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Te he dicho mil veces que no me gusta el café.

a thousand times more than

locución conjuntiva (coloquial, figurado (expresa comparación)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Para este examen, estudié mil veces más que para el anterior.
I studied a thousand times more for this exam than I did for the last one.

a thousand times than

locución adverbial (xx)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

a thousand times better

locución adverbial (mucho mejor)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Este colegio es mil veces mejor que el otro.
This school is a thousand times better than the other.

a picture is worth a thousand words

expresión (elemento de comunicación)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Como una imagen vale más que mil palabras, te llevaré a que veas tú mismo el estado de la casa tras la inundación.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Since a picture is worth a thousand words the newspaper always includes images with it's biggest stories.

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