What does tonelada in Spanish mean?

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

The word tonelada in Spanish means tonne, metric ton, ton, metric ton. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tonelada

tonne, metric ton

nombre femenino (peso: mil kilos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capacidad de carga del camión es de nueve toneladas.
The truck's capacity is nine tonnes (or: metric tons).

ton

nombre femenino (figurado (peso enorme) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No podía levantar la maleta, parecía que pesaba una tonelada.
He couldn't lift the suitcase because it weighed a ton.

metric ton

locución nominal femenina (unidad de medida) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una tonelada métrica es más de 100 veces un kilogramo.
A metric ton is more than 100 times a kilogram.

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