cent
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. a hundred
Cette paire de baskets coûte cent euros.This pair of sneakers costs a hundred euros.
b. one hundred
Ajoutez cent millilitres de lait et mélangez.Add one hundred milliliters of milk and mix.
c. hundred (preceded by a number)
Le jardin fait deux cents mètres carrés.The garden is two hundred square meters.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
(a large number of)
a. a hundred
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
Ça fait cent fois que je te dis de ranger ta chambre. Franchement, tu exagères !I've told you a hundred times to tidy up your room. You've really gone too far!
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. a hundred
J'ai appris à compter jusqu'à cent en allemand.I learned to count to a hundred in German.
b. one hundred
Cent est un nombre pair.One hundred is an even number.
c. hundred (preceded by a number)
Le numéro gagnant est le cinq cent vingt-cinq.The winning number is five hundred and twenty-five.
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