Currencies and money

Currencies and money
For how to say numbers in French ⇒ Numbers.
French money
write say
25 c vingt-cinq cents
1 €* un euro
1,50† € un euro cinquante or un euro cinquante cents
2 € deux euros
2,75 € deux euros soixante-quinze
20 € vingt euros
100 € cent euros
1000 € mille euros
1000000 € un million d’euros
* Note that French normally puts the abbreviation after the amount, unlike British (£1) or American English ($1). However, in some official documents amounts may be given as €10000 etc.
† French uses a comma to separate units (e.g. 2,75 €), where English normally has a period (e.g. £5.50).
there are 100 cents in one euro
= il y a 100 cents dans un euro
a hundred-euro note
= un billet de cent euros
a twenty-euro note
= un billet de vingt euros
a two-euro coin
= une pièce de deux euros
a 50-cent piece
= une pièce de cinquante cents
British money
write say
1p un penny
25p vingt-cinq pence or vingt-cinq pennies
50p cinquante pence or cinquante pennies
£1 une livre
£1.50 une livre cinquante or une livre cinquante pence
£2.00 deux livres
a five-pound note
= un billet de cinq livres
a pound coin
= une pièce d’une livre
a 50p piece
= une pièce de cinquante pence
American money
write say
12c douze cents
$1 un dollar
$1.50 un dollar cinquante or un dollar cinquante cents
a ten-dollar bill
= un billet de dix dollars
a dollar bill
= un billet d’un dollar
a dollar coin
= une pièce d’un dollar
How much?
how much is it? or how much does it cost?
= combien est-ce que cela coûte?
it’s 15 euros
= cela coûte 15 euros
the price of the book is 30 euros
= le prix du livre est de§ 30 euros
the car costs 15,000 euros
= la voiture coûte 15000 euros
it costs over 500 euros
= ça coûte plus de 500 euros
just under 1,000 euros
= un peu moins de 1000 euros
more than 200 euros
= plus de 200 euros
less than 200 euros
= moins de 200 euros
it costs 15 euros a metre
= cela coûte 15 euros le mètre
another ten pounds
= encore dix livres
§ The de is obligatory here.
In the following examples, note the use of à in French to introduce the amount that something costs :
a two-euro stamp
= un timbre à deux euros
a £10 ticket
= un billet à 10 livres
and the use of de to introduce the amount that something consists of :
a £500 cheque
= un chèque de 500 livres
a two-thousand-pound grant
= une bourse de deux mille livres
Handling money
200 euros in cash
= 200 euros en liquide
a cheque for 500 euros
= un chèque de 500 euros
to change a 100-euro note
= faire la monnaie d’un billet de 100 euros
a dollar travellers’ check
= un chèque de voyage en dollars
a sterling travellers’ cheque
= un chèque de voyage en livres
a £100 travellers’ cheque
= un chèque de voyage de 100 livres
there are 1.12 euros to the dollar
= le dollar vaut 1,12 euros
to pay in pounds
= payer en livres
to make a transaction in euros
= faire une transaction en euros

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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