B2-Unit 8 - LA QUANTITÉ APPROXIMATIVE Flashcards

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approximativement

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approximately

roughly

vaguely

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la dizaine

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  • une dizaine* about ten. ten or so
  • une dizaine de* about ten. ten or so
  • une dizaine de jours* about ten days

une bonne dizaine at least ten

une petite dizaine just under ten

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la douzaine

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dozen

une douzaine d’œufs a dozen eggs

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la centaine

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  • une centaine* about a hundred
  • une centaine de* about a hundred
  • une bonne centaine de* at least a hundred
  • une petite centaine de* just about a hundred

des centaines hundreds

des centaines de hundreds of

  • plusieurs centaines* several hundred
  • plusieurs centaines de* several hundred
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5
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environ

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around

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6
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en gros

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wholesale

roughly

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grosso modo

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roughly

Dis-moi grosso modo ce que tu en penses. Give me a rough idea what you think of it.

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8
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le millier

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thousand

  • des milliers de personnes* thousands of people
  • un millier* a thousand or so
  • par milliers* in their thousands
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9
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à peu près

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vague approximation

just about

more or less

J’ai à peu près fini. I’ve just about finished. I’ve more or less finished.

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10
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presque

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almost

nearly

presque pas hardly at all

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près de

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nearly

Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. There were nearly 500 spectators.

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