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hundreds

/ˈhʌndɹədz/

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noun

Billet de cent dollars, billet de cent euros

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

Examples :

"The car dealer only accepted hundreds for the down payment, so I had to go to the bank and withdraw cash. "

Le concessionnaire automobile n'acceptait que des billets de cent pour l'acompte, j'ai donc dû aller à la banque retirer de l'argent liquide.

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Centaines

An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.

Examples :

"The historical documents mentioned several hundreds in Sussex, each theoretically capable of supporting one hundred families and covering a large area of farmland. "

Les documents historiques mentionnaient plusieurs centaines dans le Sussex, chacune étant théoriquement capable de subvenir aux besoins de cent familles et de couvrir une vaste zone de terres agricoles.

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Divisions similaires

(by extension) Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire

Examples :

"In colonial Jamaica, the island was divided into parishes, which were further subdivided into hundreds for local administration, mirroring the English system. "

Dans la Jamaïque coloniale, l'île était divisée en paroisses, qui étaient ensuite subdivisées en divisions similaires pour l'administration locale, ce qui reflétait le système anglais.

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Centaines

A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.

Examples :

"He made a hundred in the historic match."

Il a fait une centaine dans le match historique.

sport achievement number