numbers Flashcards
1
Q
Which expressions mean about?
A
à peu près
vers
environ
à peu près quinze (about fifteen)
vers dix heures(about ten o’clock)
2
Q
Translate from English to French :-
about a dozen
A
une douzaine
3
Q
Translate from English to French :-
about a 100
A
des centaines de
4
Q
Translate from English to French :-
a quarter
A
un quart
5
Q
Translate from English to French :-
a third
A
un tiers
6
Q
Translate from English to French :-
three quarters
A
trois quarts
7
Q
Translate from English to French :-
half (adjective)
A
demi
8
Q
Translate from English to French :-
half (noun)
A
la moitié
9
Q
Translate from English to French :-
how are other fractions formed?
A
add -ième, as with ordinals
trois cinquièmes (three fifths)
10
Q
There are two ways of expressing length, breadth and height, what are they?
A
- avoir + dimension + de + masc form of the noun
- La pièce a cinq mètres de long
- être + adjective (agrees) + de + dimension
- La pièce est longue de cinq mètres
