French word

mille

Pronunciation

IPA/mil/

Meaning

  • numberthousand

Example

Ça coûte mille euros.

It costs a thousand euros.

Illustration for mille (thousand)

More examples

Je te l'ai dit mille fois.

I told you that a thousand times.

Core concept

A number marker for a full thousand, whether attached to objects, people, or a price.

Common phrases

  • mille fois

    a thousand times

  • mille mercis

    a thousand thanks

Similar words

dix: The number ten, used for counting items and stating prices.
vingt: The number twenty, used for counting items and stating prices.
cent: The number one hundred, used for quantities and amounts of money.
million: The number one million, used for very large quantities and amounts of money.

Definition in French

Nombre cardinal correspondant à mille, noté 1 000, et employé comme quantificateur invariable.

Word origin

The French numeral mille is inherited from Latin mille through Old French rather than formed from a modern French word.

Usage tips

  • Mille is invariable after numbers, so two thousand euros is deux mille euros, not deux milles euros.

Related words

  • millièmethousandthordinal number
  • millierthousandnoun

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