centime

«centime» in Mova's school dictionary: A small coin and unit of money worth one hundredth of a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a centime, centimes)

meaning for a pupil

1) (money) A small coin and unit of money worth one hundredth of a franc, used in France before the euro, and still used in Switzerland (one hundredth of a Swiss franc) and some African countries. tree →

2) (French) In France people still say «centime» for a euro cent. tree →

sense in the lessons

In French lessons centimes are like pennies or cents: 100 centimes make one franc (or one euro, in everyday French speech). In maths, money problems with centimes work like cents: 50 centimes = half a franc.

examples

• In Switzerland, one franc is a hundred centimes. tree →
• The bread cost two euros and fifty centimes. tree →
• A centime is like a cent or a penny. tree →
• Grandpa has old French centime coins from his trip. tree →
• In maths: 250 centimes make 2.50 francs. tree →
• «Ça coûte cinquante centimes» means «It costs fifty cents.» tree →

note

French word used in English: say «SON-teem». 1 centime = 1/100 of a franc. In the eurozone the official word is «cent», but French people say «centime». Do not confuse with «centimetre» (a length).

In the corpora

• cent ("sahn") means a hundred; a euro cent is called un centime ("sahn-TEEM").

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «centime» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.