millions
The French word for "millions" is millions.
millions refers to a large number equal to one thousand thousands. When writing large numbers in French, such as 5 400 000, a space is used instead of a comma to separate thousands.
How does it change in a sentence?
In French, million is a noun and takes an s in its plural form, millions. When using millions as a quantifier followed by a noun, it must be followed by de (or d’ before a vowel) rather than des.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly say millions des instead of the correct millions de when expressing "millions of [noun]". Use de or d’ instead.
Did you know?
- In French, the word milliard is used for 'billion'. An English speaker saying billion in France might be misunderstood because a billion in older French terminology refers to a million millions, or a trillion.
- The word million was adopted into French from the Italian milione, which literally means 'a large thousand'.
- While millions is plural, the word mille is strictly invariable and never takes an s, even when referring to thousands of millions.
Examples in context
- Ziri a eu des millions d'abonnés sur YouTube.Ziri got millions of subscribers on YouTube.This sentence shows how to use millions to describe a quantity of subscribers.Tatoeba #11649638 by Adrien_FR, translation #10235218 by Amastan
- Le gouvernement devait des millions de dollars.The government owed millions of dollars.This sentence shows how to use millions to describe a quantity of dollars.Tatoeba #1083028 by sacredceltic, translation #807395 by Source_VOA
- On n'a pas besoin de millions pour être heureux.You don't need millions to be happy.This sentence shows how to use millions in a general context regarding wealth.Tatoeba #2172636 by Sisyphe, translation #743049 by CM
- Le budget s'élève à des millions d'euros.The budget amounts to millions of euros.
- Il y a des millions de touristes à Paris chaque année.There are millions of tourists in Paris every year.
- J'ai économisé plusieurs millions d'euros.I have saved several million euros.
- Il y a plus de dix millions d'habitants dans cette ville.There are over ten million inhabitants in this city.
- La nouvelle a été vue par des millions de personnes à travers le monde.The news was seen by millions of people worldwide.
- Son dernier album s'est vendu à des millions d'exemplaires.His latest album sold millions of copies.
- Nous avons besoin de financements de plusieurs millions.We need funding in the millions.
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Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are talking about the cost of a new stadium project.
- HugoCela va coûter des millions.It is going to cost millions.
- ChloéTu penses que c'est trop cher ?Do you think it is too expensive?
- HugoOui, pour un seul stade, c'est énorme.Yes, for a single stadium, it is huge.
- ChloéC'est vrai, mais c'est nécessaire.True, but it is necessary.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry millions, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
