milles

This is the 10639th most frequent French word.


milles

"Milles" is the plural form of "mile," meaning "miles" in English.


In this sentence, 'milles' is the plural form of 'mile,' which is a unit of distance measurement.

Chaque jour, je cours plusieurs milles pour ma santé.

Each day, I run several miles for my health.


Here, 'milles' refers to 'nautical miles,' a specific unit used in maritime contexts.

Les vieux milles marins étaient utilisés avant l'adoption du système métrique.

Old nautical miles were used before the adoption of the metric system.


In this context, 'milles' again denotes 'miles,' emphasizing spatial distance.

Ces montagnes semblent éloignées de plusieurs milles au loin.

These mountains appear to be several miles away in the distance.