mucho dinero
/mut͡ʃo dineɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "big money" is translated into Spanish as mucho dinero.
The term is used to describe a large amount of money.
Which one should you use?
While mucho dinero is the standard way to refer to a large amount of money, other phrases exist depending on the desired tone. For more formal or literary contexts, you can use gran fortuna or gran cantidad de dinero. If you want to refer specifically to a considerable sum of money, use suma considerable de dinero. For a more expressive or informal way to say you have a heap or pile of money, use un montón de dinero. In very casual or colloquial settings, fajos de billetes can be used to refer specifically to wads of bills.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the slang term lana is used to mean money. In Spain, the slang term pasta is used to mean money.
How do you pronounce it?
/mutʃo dineɾo/
Did you know?
- Although mucho and the English 'much' look and sound similar, they are entirely unrelated and come from different linguistic families.
Examples in context
- Tom gana mucho dinero.Tom makes big money.This sentence shows how to use mucho dinero to describe someone making a lot of money.Tatoeba #3566672 by ficion, translation #3315076 by CK
- El inversionista obtuvo una gran cantidad de dinero mediante sus negocios exitosos.The investor obtained a great amount of money through his successful businesses.
- El empresario ha acumulado una considerable fortuna a lo largo de los años.The businessman has amassed a considerable fortune over the years.
- El gobierno destinó una suma considerable de dinero para mejorar las infraestructuras del país.The government allocated a considerable sum of money to improve the country's infrastructure.
- Juan ganó mucho dinero en la lotería y decidió comprar una casa nueva.Juan won a lot of money in the lottery and decided to buy a new house.
- ¡Me pagaron un montón de dinero por el trabajo que hice!They paid me a heap of money for the work I did!
- Juan se sentía como un millonario al tener fajos de billetes en sus manos.Juan felt like a millionaire holding wads of bills in his hands.
- Juan tiene mucha lanaJuan has a lot of money
- Voy a ganar mucha guita con este negocioI'm going to make a lot of money with this business
- Me ha costado mucha pasta comprar este cocheIt cost me a lot of money to buy this car
- Necesitamos mucho dinero para el viaje.We need a lot of money for the trip.
- Ese proyecto requiere mucho dinero.That project requires a large amount of money.
Example conversation
Javier and María are discussing a new business idea at a cafe.
- Javier¿Crees que podemos empezar el negocio?Do you think we can start the business?
- MaríaNo, necesitamos mucho dinero primero.No, we need a lot of money first.
- JavierTienes razón, María.You are right, María.
- MaríaEs un plan muy costoso.It is a very expensive plan.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dinero, mucho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
