241 MF
English translation: 241 MF = 241 millions francs
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MF = millions de Francs Explanation: I have always seen *milliards* abbreviated with an M with a horizontal line above directly above the M, and *millions* abbreviated with a simple M. If I were you, I would check with the client though because if you are working from an electronic document (or even a printed one that has not been proofread for that matter!) the character for *milliards* (that I can not even reproduce here) may have been intended in your text and lost due to font issues. Courage ! |
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241 Million Francs Explanation: The French abbreviation for a billion is G. Le Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique |
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241 MF = 241 millions francs Explanation: Here is the rule: milliard n m = Mille millions. Note : Les symboles d'unités monétaires peuvent être précédés des préfixes SI - k pour kilo (mille, 10 exposant 3), - M pour méga (million, 10 exposant 6), - G pour giga (milliard, 10 exposant 9), - T pour téra (billion, 10 exposant 12) dans les tableaux et dans les cas où le manque réel de place l'impose. Cet usage est cependant réservé aux écrits techniques de nature bancaire ou financière : 85 000 000 $ ou 85 M$ (et non 85 M $ ni 85 m$, ni 85M$) 10 000 F ou 10 kF. Abrév. G n m Notes : ((L'abréviation SI de milliard est :)) G. Le préfixe qui indique une multiplication par un milliard est giga-. Donc, lorsqu'on doit abréger «milliard de dollars», dans un tableau par exemple, on écrira : G$. billion (ENG = milliard (FR) G n m Notes : ((L'abréviation SI de milliard est :)) G. Le préfixe qui indique une multiplication par un milliard est giga-. Donc, lorsqu'on doit abréger «milliard de dollars», dans un tableau par exemple, on écrira : G$. If the rule is applied correctly, that is... Sometimes, it isn't. GDT, Guide du r�dacteur de l'administration f�d�rale |
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Fr241m Explanation: The French "million (M)" is equal to one million in English. Here are some examples from the Larousse Business Dictionary (FR>ENG) Ex 1 : "la société a perdu 100 millions de francs / 100 MF sur le marché africain" = "the company lost 100 millions francs /Fr100m in the African market" Ex 2 : "notre chiffre d'affaires est passé à 13,4 millions de dollars" = "our turnover has risen to 13.4 millions dollars ($13.4m) A "milliard" is a thousand million and translates as a "billion". EURODICAUTOM suggests that British English uses "thousand million" whereas US English uses "billion". I would vouch for many Brits using billion. I am and I do, if I am anything to go by! French Term milliard English Abbreviation bn Signification billion French Term milliard English Term thousand million (gb); billion (us) "Million" and "milliard" confirmed by the GDT : M = million n. m. Déf. : Symbole employé pour désigner le chiffre million finance 1 / 1 billion = milliard n. m. Abrév. G n. m. Déf. : Mille millions. (And a useful note in the GDT) Note : Les symboles d'unités monétaires peuvent être précédés des préfixes SI k pour kilo (mille, 10 exposant 3), M pour méga (million, 10 exposant 6), G pour giga (milliard, 10 exposant 9), T pour téra (billion, 10 exposant 12) dans les tableaux et dans les cas où le manque réel de place l'impose. Cet usage est cependant réservé aux écrits techniques de nature bancaire ou financière : 85 000 000 $ ou 85 M$ (et non 85 M $ ni 85 m$, ni 85M$) 10 000 F ou 10 kF. (A) [Office de la langue française, 1997] Larousse Business Dictionary (FR/ENG) www.granddictionnaire.com ; EuroDicAutom |
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241 million francs Explanation: xMF is very common in French financial texts and newspaper articles. I don't know what the abbreviation for billions might be, which is not surprising, since it is far less common. Probably there isn't even one. |
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Fr241m Explanation: Hebrard lost wax casting made Fr550,000 (£52,900) at Tajan on June 22. His Babouin Sacré Hamadryas (1910), in a lost wax casting by Hébrard numbered 8 (from an original series of ten), 17in (43cm) high, hit a top-estimate Fr3.15m (£303,000). http://www.atg-online.com/news/news90-3.html Hope it can help you. Best Regards, Serge Serge Roshchin [email protected] |
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attention! spelling! Explanation: million should not take an "s" here! |
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