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milliard
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le milliard
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (number)
b. one billion
Un milliard divisé par dix est égal à cent millions.One billion divided by ten equals one hundred million.
d. billion (preceded by a number)
Combien y avait-il de personnes sur Terre en 2010 ? - Environ sept milliards.How many people were there on Earth in 2010? - About seven billion.
a. a billion (adjective)
Plus d'un milliard de touristes a été comptabilisé dans le monde cette année-là.More than a billion tourists were counted worldwide that year.
b. one billion (adjective)
Je n’arrive pas à imaginer ce que je ferais avec un milliard d’euros.I can't imagine what I would do with one billion euros.
c. a thousand million (adjective)
L'entreprise vaut un milliard de dollars.The company is worth a thousand million dollars.
d. billion (adjective preceded by a number)
Il y a entre cent et quatre cents milliards d'étoiles dans la galaxie.There are between one hundred and four hundred billion stars in the galaxy.
3. (figurative) (a very large number of)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. a billion (figurative) (adjective)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
J’ai un milliard de choses à faire avant la fin de la journée.I have a billion things to do before the end of the day.
b. a million (figurative) (adjective)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Malheureusement, je n'ai pas un milliard de solutions à te proposer.Unfortunately, I don't have a million solutions to offer you.
c. a zillion (colloquial) (figurative) (adjective)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Il y a un milliard de réglementations à respecter. C'est très compliqué !There are a zillion regulations to follow. It's very complicated!
d. a ton of (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Tu m'as donné un milliard d'informations en même temps. Je suis perdu.You gave me a ton of details at the same time. I'm lost.
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