mille
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. a thousand
Audrey a dépensé mille euros pour son billet d'avion.Audrey spent a thousand euros on her plane ticket.
b. one thousand
Ce livre a exactement mille pages.This book has exactly one thousand pages.
c. thousand (preceded by a number)
Deux mille personnes ont participé à la manifestation.Two thousand people participated in the protest.
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 thousand
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
Je suis très occupée. J'ai mille choses à faire aujourd'hui !I'm so busy. I have a thousand things to do today!
b. many
Mille mercis pour le joli cadeau !Many thanks for the lovely gift!
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. a thousand
Coralie sait compter jusqu'à mille.Coralie knows how to count to a thousand.
b. one thousand
Mille est un nombre pair.One thousand is an even number.
c. thousand (preceded by a number)
Six fois cinq cents font trois mille.Six times five hundred equals three thousand.
a. bull's-eye
C'est la première fois que tu joues aux fléchettes et tu as touché le mille !It's the first time you've played darts, and you hit the bull's-eye!
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