ton

ton
noun
1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne ) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tonelada
2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) tonelada
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- tons
ton n tonelada

ton sustantivo masculino:
◊ hacer algo sin ton ni son to do sth for no reason

ton sustantivo masculino sin ton ni son, without rhyme or reason 'ton' also found in these entries: Spanish: desparejada - desparejado - kilo - son - tonelada English: rhyme - T - ton
ton
tr[tʌn]
noun
1 tonelada
plural noun tons
1 familiar montones nombre masculino plural
■ I've got tons of homework to do tengo montones de deberes que hacer
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks arremeter contra alguien
to do a ton (car) ir a 100 millas por hora
to weigh a ton pesar muchísimo, pesar una tonelada
ton ['tən] n
: tonelada f
ton
n.
• tonelada (Unidades) s.f.
ton*
n.
• montones s.m.pl.
tʌn
noun
1)
a) (unit of weight) tonelada f (EEUU: 907kg., RU: 1.016kg.)

this suitcase weighs a ton — (colloq) esta maleta pesa una tonelada (fam)

to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — darle* duro a alguien; see also metric ton

b) (unit of capacity) (Naut) tonelada f (cúbica)
2) (large amount) (colloq) (usually pl)

tons of people/money/work — montones mpl de gente/dineroabajo (fam)

[tʌn]
N
1) (=weight) tonelada f (Brit = 1016.06kg; Can, US etc. = 907.20kg)

metric ton — tonelada f métrica (= 1.000kg)

this cargo weighs 1,000 tons — esta carga pesa 1.000 toneladas

a three-ton lorry — un camión de tres toneladas

- weigh a ton

this suitcase weighs a ton * — esta maleta pesa un quintal *

- come down on sb like a ton of bricks
2) *

tons of sth — montones mpl de algo *

we have tons of it at home — en casa lo tenemos a montones *

we have tons of time — nos sobra tiempo, tenemos tiempo de sobra

3) (Aut) ** (=100mph) velocidad f de 100 millas por hora

to do a ton — ir a 100 millas por hora

4) (Cricket) * (=100 runs) cien carreras fpl
* * *
[tʌn]
noun
1)
a) (unit of weight) tonelada f (EEUU: 907kg., RU: 1.016kg.)

this suitcase weighs a ton — (colloq) esta maleta pesa una tonelada (fam)

to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — darle* duro a alguien; see also metric ton

b) (unit of capacity) (Naut) tonelada f (cúbica)
2) (large amount) (colloq) (usually pl)

tons of people/money/work — montones mpl de gente/dinero/trabajo (fam)


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