No. 262 in French

milliards

"Milliards" in French means "billions" in English.

In a sentence

La population mondiale dépasse huit milliards de personnes.
The global population exceeds eight billion people.
In this sentence, 'milliards' means billion and refers to a quantity of people.
Ce film a généré plusieurs milliards en recettes.
This movie generated several billions in revenue.
Here, 'milliards' is used to describe amounts of money, signifying the yield from the movie's earnings.
Il a déclaré avoir investi des milliards dans ce projet.
He stated having invested billions in this project.
In this context, 'milliards' refers to the magnitude of investment, illustrating the scale of the venture.

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