Centaine (en. Hundred)

/sɑ̃.tɛn/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Approximate quantity of one hundred.

There were about a hundred people at the meeting.

Il y avait une centaine de personnes à la réunion.

A group or set consisting of about one hundred units.

The hundred books on the shelf are impressive.

La centaine de livres sur l'étagère est impressionnante.

In a general context, a value estimated around one hundred.

He earned a hundred euros with this sale.

Il a gagné une centaine d'euros avec cette vente.

From Latin 'centena', meaning 'of a hundred'.

about a hundred

Approximately a hundred.

une centaine

a good hundred

A sufficient or significant quantity of about a hundred.

une bonne centaine

about a hundred

Approximation of a hundred.

à peu près une centaine

hundred

Unit of measure representing 100.

cent

cento

Term used to refer to a number of about 100 in a specific context.

cento

centime

Fraction of a euro, typically 1/100 of a monetary unit.

centime

about a hundred

I have about a hundred contacts on my phone.

J'ai une centaine de contacts sur mon téléphone.

to make a hundred

If we make a hundred sales, we can celebrate that.

Si on fait une centaine de ventes, on pourra fêter ça.