| Principales traductions |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million, 10^9) | milliard nm |
| Note: "a billion" is used generally; "one billion" is used to emphasize the precise amount |
| | I bet you can't count to two billion! |
| | Je parie que tu ne peux pas compter jusqu'à un milliard. |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 adj | invariable (one thousand million in number, 10^9) (argent) | milliard de nm + prép |
| | One celebrity donated one billion dollars to charity last year. |
| | Une célébrité a fait don d'un milliard de dollars l'année dernière. |
| billion adj | invariable (thousand million, 10^9) | milliard de nm |
| | There are seven billion people in the world. |
| | Il y a sept milliards d'individus dans le monde. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 pron | invariable (people, things: thousand million, 10^9) | milliard nm |
| | The world's population is predicted to go up by a billion over the next decade. |
a billion,
one billion,
1 billion,
1,
000,
000,
000 n | invariable (thousand million pounds or dollars, 10^9) (argent) | milliard nm |
| | The profits last year topped one billion. |
| | The government has pledged two billion to finance a new sports stadium. |
| | Les profits de l'an dernier ont dépassé le milliard. // Le gouvernement a promis deux milliards pour financer le nouveau stade. |
| billions npl | (thousands of millions) | des milliards nmpl |
| | I don't know exactly how many stars there are, but there must be billions. |
| billions of [sth] adj | (thousands of millions in number) | des milliards de [qch] nmpl |
| | There are billions of cells in the human body. |
| the billions npl | (numbers: thousands of millions) | milliards nmpl |
| | The number of stars in our galaxy is in the billions. |
| | Le nombre d'étoiles dans notre galaxie se compte en milliards. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion n | UK, dated (million million, 10^12) (mille milliards) | billion nm |
| | Max thinks he can easily make a billion and retire early. |
| | Max pense qu'il peut facilement se faire un billion et prendre une retraite anticipée. |
billion,
a billion,
one billion adj | UK, dated (million million in number, 10^12) (mille milliards) | billion de nm + prép |
| | There are thought to be a billion bacteria in the human intestine. |
| | On pense que l'intestin humain contient plus d'un billion de bactéries. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| a billion [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (figuré) | un milliard de nm |
| | | des milliards de nmpl |
| | I can think of a billion things I'd do if I didn't have to work. |
| | J'aimerais faire un milliard de choses si je n'avais pas à travailler. |
| billions of [sth] adj | figurative, informal (many) (figuré) | un milliard de nm |
| | | des milliards de nmpl |
| | Kieron comes up with billions of excuses not to do his homework. |
billion,
a billion n | figurative, informal (any very large number) (figuré) | un milliard nm |
| | Have you seen the stars tonight? There must be a billion! |
| | Tu as vu les étoiles ce soir ? Il y en a sûrement un milliard ! |
| billions npl | (sum: thousands of millions) (argent) | des milliards nmpl |
| | Frank has made billions from his invention. |
| | Frank a gagné des milliards avec son invention. |