million

million
million ⇒ Numbers
A n
1 (figure) million m ; six million six millions ; in millions par millions ; the odds are a million to one il y a une chance sur un million ; thanks a million ○ ! merci mille fois! ; iron merci quand même ○ ! ;
2 (money) her first million son premier million ; the family millions la fortune de la famille ; to have millions être riche à millions.
B millions npl (large numbers) des millions (of de) ; the starving millions les masses fpl affamées.
C adj a million people/pounds un million de personnes/de livres ; to be a million years old avoir un million d'années ; a million dollar bid une offre d'un million de dollars ; I've told you a million times ○ ! je te l'ai dit cent or mille fois!
Idioms
to feel like a million (dollars) ○ US se sentir des ailes ; to look like a million (dollars) ○ être superbe ; to be one in a million ○ être un oiseau rare ○ ; a chance in a million ○ (slim) une chance sur un million ; (exceptional) une chance unique.

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