No. 414 in French
milliers
"Milliers" means "thousands" in English.
In a sentence
Des milliers de personnes se sont rassemblées pour le concert.
Thousands of people gathered for the concert.
Here, "milliers" is used to indicate a large number of people, giving an estimate without stating an exact number.
On a trouvé des trésors datant de milliers d'années.
Treasures dating back thousands of years were found.
In this sentence, "milliers" refers to time, specifically a large number of years, emphasizing the timespan.
Les montagnes étaient couvertes de milliers de fleurs colorées.
The mountains were covered with thousands of colorful flowers.
"Milliers" is used to denote a great quantity, in this context referring to numerous flowers.
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