French word

millier

Pronunciation

IPA/milje/

Meaning

  • masculine nouna thousand

Example

J'ai environ un millier de photos sur mon téléphone.

I have about a thousand photos on my phone.

Illustration for millier (a thousand)

More examples

Il y a des milliers de personnes dans le stade.

There are thousands of people in the stadium.

Core concept

A loosely counted bundle containing about a thousand items.

Common phrases

  • un millier de

    a thousand ___

  • des milliers de

    thousands of ___

Similar words

nombre: A word indicating how many people or things there are.
quantité: The amount of something or the extent of an event.
centaine: A quantity of about one hundred.
dizaine: A quantity of about ten.

Definition in French

Quantité approximative correspondant à environ mille unités, employée dans des expressions comme « un millier de ... » pour indiquer une estimation plutôt qu'un dénombrement exact.

Word origin

French millier comes through Old French from Latin millenarius, a derivative related to mille, meaning "thousand."

Usage tips

  • Millier is masculine, so the standard forms are un millier and des milliers.

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