hundred

Signification (Anglais)

Num

1. A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine.
2. The pronunciation of “00” for the two digits denoting the minutes.

Noun

1. A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
2. An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.
3. Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire
4. A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.

Concepts

cent

centaine

100

siècle

Coupé comme

hun‧dred

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhʌndɹəd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”), a neuter variant of *radō (“row, line, series”). Compare West Frisian hûndert, Dutch honderd, Low German hunnert, hunnerd, German Hundert, Danish hundred.

Phrases

That's almost a hundred dollars a week !

C'est presque une centaine de dollars par semaine!

As long as there is water in a cooking pot , the temperature cannot rise above a hundred degrees Celsius .

Tant qu'il y a de l'eau dans un pot de cuisson, la température ne peut pas dépasser cent degrés Celsius.