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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

1000 milliards

English translation:

one trillion

Added to glossary by Jocelyne S
Oct 3, 2005 14:53
21 yrs ago
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French term

1000 milliards

I'm unsure how to express this figure in English. Should I keep 1000 milliard (or billion for US EN) or is "trillion" preferred?

Les dépenses d’armement de tous les Etats du monde ont dépassé les 1000 milliards de dollars en 2004.

Thanks in advance,
Jocelyne.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +6 one trillion
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Discussion

Jocelyne S (asker) Oct 3, 2005:
Hi David, Thanks for the heads-up...I hadn't thought so either, until I was mislead by a previous Kudoz question! Cheers.

Proposed translations

+6
4 mins
Selected

one trillion

as in this press release:

UNITED NATIONS: After declining in the post-Cold War era of the early 1990s, global military spending is on the rise again - threatening to break the one trillion dollar barrier this year , according to a group of UN-appointed military experts.


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Note added at 5 mins (2005-10-03 14:58:32 GMT)
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one trillion dollars
Peer comment(s):

agree RHELLER : definitely
10 mins
agree David Goward : Note to Jocelyne - to all intents and purposes, "milliard" is not used in BE.
14 mins
agree Georges Tocco
40 mins
agree bruceinchi : Definitely not used in BE but preferred in US EN
1 hr
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
2 hrs
agree Angela Dickson (X) : Trillion would be understood by a British readership as well.
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Jane!"
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