factures
The English phrase "bills" is translated into French as factures.
factures is used to refer to invoices or utility bills.
Which one should you use?
While factures refers to an invoice or a utility bill, une note is the word used for a bill at a restaurant or café. Additionally, do not use factures to refer to paper money. Use un billet for a banknote.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is facture.
Did you know?
- The term facture can also be used as a noun in art history to describe the texture or the specific way a surface was made, such as a painter's brushwork.
- The word billet for a banknote also means a 'ticket' for a train or a 'short note' or 'letter' in a romantic context.
- If you want to say you are 'footing the bill' in a figurative sense, French speakers often use the phrase régler l'addition, even if it is not a restaurant bill.
Examples in context
- J'ai réglé mes factures.I paid my bills.This sentence is useful for practicing how to say you paid your bills using factures.Tatoeba #4403965 by sacredceltic, translation #4401055 by CK
- Qui paiera les factures ?Who'll pay the bills?This sentence is useful for asking who will pay the bills using factures.Tatoeba #7352916 by Aiji, translation #5712870 by CK
- J'ai des factures à payer.I have bills to pay.This sentence is useful for expressing that you have bills to pay using factures.Tatoeba #3797157 by sacredceltic, translation #2359359 by CK
- J'ai reçu les factures pour l'électricité et l'eau ce matin.I received the utility bills for electricity and water this morning.
- J'ai besoin de régler mes factures de téléphone et d'Internet.I need to pay my phone and internet bills.
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Example conversation
Hugo and Emma are organizing their monthly budget.
- HugoEst-ce que tu as reçu les factures ?Did you receive the bills?
- EmmaOui, elles sont sur la table, Hugo.Yes, they are on the table, Hugo.
- HugoLe montant des factures est très élevé.The amount of the bills is very high.
- EmmaJe vais les payer demain.I will pay them tomorrow.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
