Millier (en. Thousand)

/mi.lje/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
A thousand is a set of one thousand elements.
He received a thousand letters of thanks.
Il a reçu un millier de lettres de remerciement.
It is used to designate a large quantity, approximately one thousand.
It took a thousand flowers to decorate the hall.
Il a fallu un millier de fleurs pour décorer la salle.
A notion of large scale or many elements grouped together.
Thousands of people were present at the concert.
Des milliers de personnes étaient présentes au concert.

Etymology

From Latin 'milliare', derived from 'mille' meaning thousand.

Common Phrases and Expressions

thousands of
A very large amount.
des milliers de
at a thousand
In an abundant manner or in large quantities.
à millier
a thousand of
A lot of, a large number of.
un millier de

Related Words

millennial
Relating to a thousand years.
millénaire
mille
A more informal term, referring to an unspecified but large quantity.
millie

Slang Meanings

Thousands
I have thousands of excuses to give you!
J'ai des milliers d'excuses à te donner !
A bunch of
There were a bunch of books for sale.
Il y avait un tas de livres à vendre.