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    Milliers (en. Thousands)

    /mijɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A group of a thousand units or more.
    Thousands of people attended the concert.
    Des milliers de personnes ont assisté au concert.
    A large indefinite quantity.
    There are thousands of stars in the sky.
    Il y a des milliers d'étoiles dans le ciel.
    Populations or objects gathered in large quantities.
    Thousands of books are stored in the library.
    Des milliers de livres sont stockés dans la bibliothèque.

    Etymology

    Derived from the Latin 'mille', meaning thousand.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    thousands of
    a large quantity of;
    des milliers de
    thousands of years
    a very long period of time;
    des milliers d'années
    thousands of kilometers away
    a great distance;
    à des milliers de kilomètres

    Related Words

    thousand
    number representing 1000;
    mille
    millennium
    relates to a period of one thousand years;
    millénaire

    Slang Meanings

    A term used to describe a large quantity of something.
    He has thousands of projects underway.
    Il a des milliers de projets en cours.
    Used to indicate that there is far more than what is expected.
    There are thousands of reasons to visit this city.
    Il y a des milliers de raisons de visiter cette ville.