millilitre
The French word for milliliter is millilitre.
millilitre is a metric unit of capacity equal to one thousandth of a liter.
Did you know?
- Unlike in English, French speakers rarely use the term milliliter for small amounts of alcohol, instead preferring to express the volume in cl to avoid using too many zeros.
- The term millilitre is a direct descendant of the revolutionary-era metric system, a system born out of the chaos of the French Revolution to replace the confusing variety of old regional weights.
- In a French pharmacy, the word millilitre is often replaced by ml on packaging, but pharmacists may verbally refer to small doses in gouttes, meaning 'drops'.
Examples in context
- La bouteille d'eau contient 500 millilitres.The water bottle contains 500 milliliters.
- Ajoutez un millilitre de parfum.Add one milliliter of perfume.
- Il reste un millilitre dans la seringue.There is one milliliter left in the syringe.
- Cette dose est de cinq millilitres.This dose is five milliliters.
Example conversation
Lucas and Chloé are in a kitchen following a precise recipe.
- LucasCombien de millilitres de lait faut-il ?How many milliliters of milk are needed?
- ChloéIl faut exactement dix millilitres.You need exactly ten milliliters.
- LucasD'accord, je vais mesurer ça.Okay, I will measure that.
- ChloéUtilise la petite pipette, Lucas.Use the small pipette, Lucas.
