No. 1,741 in French
billet
A "billet" in French means "ticket" or "note."
In a sentence
J'ai acheté un billet pour le concert de samedi.
I bought a ticket for Saturday's concert.
In this sentence, 'billet' is used to mean 'ticket', referring to an access pass to an event.
Je préfère payer avec des billets plutôt que par carte.
I prefer to pay with banknotes rather than by card.
Here, 'billet' refers to 'banknote', indicating physical money used for payment.
Écrire des billets sur mon blog est une activité que j'apprécie.
Writing blog posts is an activity I enjoy.
In this context, 'billet' means a 'post' or 'short article', showing usage in digital or journalistic formats.
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