trente mille
The French phrase for thirty thousand is trente mille.
trente mille is used to express the number 30,000.
How does it change in a sentence?
In French, the word mille is invariable and does not take an 's' in the plural. Unlike the English 'thirty thousands', the French phrase trente mille does not add an 's' to mille when it is preceded by a number.
Did you know?
- In old French legal texts, numbers like trente mille were often written in letters rather than digits to prevent fraudulent alterations to financial documents.
- Unlike the number cent (hundred), which can take an 's' in phrases like trois cents, mille remains invariable regardless of the number preceding it.
- The word mille comes from the Latin 'mīlia', which was the plural form, but French simplified the word into a single invariant form.
Examples in context
- Tu es endetté de trente mille dollars.You're thirty thousand dollars in debt.This sentence is useful for expressing how much money someone is in debt using trente mille.Tatoeba #7804061 by Aiji, translation #2640920 by CK
- Tom s'est fait trente mille dollars la semaine dernière.Tom made thirty thousand dollars last week.This sentence is useful for stating how much money someone made using trente mille.Tatoeba #3471148 by Lulantis, translation #3470552 by CK
- Cela coûtera trente mille yens selon la plus faible estimation.It will cost thirty thousand yen at the lowest estimate.This sentence is useful for describing a cost estimate using trente mille.Tatoeba #334815 by sysko, translation #36756 by Eldad
- J'ai économisé trente mille euros pour mes vacances.I saved thirty thousand euros for my vacation.
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Example conversation
Gabriel and Emma are discussing the price of a used car.
- GabrielCette voiture coûte trente mille euros.This car costs thirty thousand euros.
- EmmaC'est beaucoup trop cher pour moi.That is much too expensive for me.
- GabrielOn peut essayer de négocier le prix.We can try to negotiate the price.
- EmmaJe ne pense pas qu'il baissera.I don't think he will lower it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mille, trente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
