pourcentages
The English phrase "percentages" is translated into French as pourcentages.
pourcentages refers to numbers or rates expressed as a fraction of 100.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of pourcentages is pourcentage.
Did you know?
- In French, the symbol '%' is often preceded by a non-breaking space, whereas in English, the symbol is typically placed immediately after the number. This small typographic detail is a standard rule in French printing and digital text.
- The word pourcentage is a relatively modern addition to French, created by adding the suffix -age to the phrase pour cent to turn a description into a noun.
- When reading a percentage aloud, such as 50%, French speakers often say pour cent instead of the full word pourcentages. While pourcentages is the noun for the concept, the value itself is almost always expressed using the two words pour and cent.
Examples in context
- La taxe est de dix pour cent .The tax is ten percent.
- Le taux de change est de quatre pour cent .The exchange rate is four percent.
- Ces bonbons représentent la moitié de tous les bonbons.These candies represent half of all the candies.
- Les pourcentages varient selon les pays.The percentages vary according to the countries.
- Elle étudie les pourcentages de croissance.She is studying the growth percentages.
- Il faut comparer les pourcentages de réussite.We must compare the success percentages.
Example conversation
Lucas and Léa are discussing a statistics report at work.
- LucasEst-ce que tu as vu les nouveaux pourcentages ?Did you see the new percentages?
- LéaOui, ils sont assez impressionnants, non ?Yes, they are quite impressive, aren't they?
- LucasLéa, peux-tu les vérifier pour moi ?Léa, can you check them for me?
- LéaBien sûr, je vais regarder ça tout de suite.Of course, I will look at that right away.
