Billets (en. Tickets)

/bɪlɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Pieces of paper used as payment or entry.

He bought his train tickets online.

Il a acheté ses billets de train en ligne.

Documents issued to attend an event (concert, theater, etc.).

The tickets for the concert are already all sold out.

Les billets pour le concert sont déjà tous vendus.

Units of account in certain establishments or games.

The casino tickets were very colorful.

Les billets de casino étaient très colorés.

From Old French 'billet', a diminutive of 'bille', meaning small piece of money or document.

buy tickets

Obtain tickets for an event.

acheter des billets

lottery ticket

Ticket allowing participation in a lottery.

billet de loterie

single ticket

Ticket valid for one journey only.

billet simple

ticket

Document issued to access a place or service.

ticket

payment

Amount of money paid as payment.

versement

journal

Periodical publication containing articles and information.

journal

Banknotes

He has cash under the mattress.

Il a des billets sous le matelas.

Cash

He needs cash to go out tonight.

Il a besoin de flouze pour sortir ce soir.

Dough

For this restaurant, you need to throw down the dough.

Pour ce resto, il faut sortir le pognon.