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milliard

English translation: billion

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French term or phrase:milliard
English translation:billion
Entered by: RHELLER

17:21 Mar 25, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: milliard
par milliard de dollars
susana
billion
Explanation:
it's in the dictionary
Selected response from:

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 10:05
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8billion
RHELLER
4 +2billion
James Hulbert


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
billion


Explanation:
it's in the dictionary

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1582
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SilLiz (X)
3 mins
  -> thanks sil
agree  Attila Piróth: Yep, both UK and US. The former British use of billion for a million million is no longer valid. (The Macmillan Good English Handbook).
3 mins
  -> merci Attila!
agree  Madeleine Pérusse
4 mins
  -> merci Madeleine!
agree  Enza Longo
6 mins
  -> merci Enza!
agree  Annie Tétrault
19 mins
agree  Will Matter
2 hrs
agree  ntouzet (X)
4 hrs
agree  Peter Coles: Though the UK usage of billion as one million million is still in use as a technical term in mathematics, in common usage it we have now adopted the US definition.
16 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
billion


Explanation:
= 'billion', that is, a thousand million

James Hulbert
United States
Local time: 12:05

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter
2 hrs
agree  ntouzet (X)
4 hrs
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