Part 68 (1/2)

One thousand one hundred Mille cent; onze cents.

Thousands of soldiers Des milliers de soldats.

A million Un million.

Two million men Deux millions d'hommes.

A score Une vingtaine.

About forty men Une quarantaine d'hommes.

Hundreds of men Des centaines d'hommes.

CURRENCY, MEASURES, AND WEIGHTS.

1 cent Un sou; cinq centimes.

10 cents Dix sous; cinquante centimes.

20 cents (about) Un francs.

1 dollar Cinq francs.

(The French have gold pieces of 10 francs and 20 francs; bank notes of 50 francs, 100 francs, and higher. The gold pieces are probably replaced by bank notes now.)

1 meter (1.0936 yards) Un metre.

1 kilometer (0.62138 mile) Un kilometre.

NOTE.--For all ordinary purposes, the ”Kilometre” = 5/8 of a mile; the ”Centimetre” = 4/10 of an inch.

1 league (2.48552 miles) Une lieue.

1 hectare (2.4711 acres) Un hectare.

1 gram (15.43239 grain Troy) Un gramme.

1 kilogram (2.204621 pounds avoirdupois) Un kilogramme.

220.46 pounds avoirdupois Un quintal; 100 kilos.

2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois Une tonne; 1,000 kilos.

(Coal is sold by the _tonne_; grain and hay by the _quintal_. Dix quintaux de ble, de foin=10 quintals of grain, of hay.)

1.0567 quart (liquid) Un litre.

26.417 gallons Un hectolitre.

0.9081 quart (dry) Un litre.

2.8379 bushels Un hectolitre.

(The _litre_, which is the princ.i.p.al unit of both fluid and dry measures, is the contents of 1 cubic _decimetre_ (decimetre = 1/10 metre).)

DAYS, MONTHS, AND SEASONS.

Sunday Dimanche.

Monday Lundi.

Tuesday Mardi.

Wednesday Mercredi.

Thursday Jeudi.

Friday Vendredi.

Sat.u.r.day Samedi.

January Janvier.

February Fevrier.

March Mars.

April Avril.

May Mai.

June Juin.

July Juillet.