hundred

• Le nombre 100; adjectif numéral cardinal équivalant à dix fois dix.

The number 100; a cardinal number representing ten times ten.

1. Being ten more than ninetyA1formal

   The number equivalent to the product of ten and ten; 100.

   cent

   • There are a hundred students in the auditorium.
   • She counted a hundred stars in the sky.
   • The book has over a hundred pages.

   Synonymesone hundred

• Nom désignant le nombre égal à dix fois dix, soit 100, ainsi qu'un groupe ou une quantité de cent unités.

A noun referring to the number equal to ten times ten (100).

1. A1formal

   The number equal to ten times ten; 100.

   cent

   • There are one hundred centimeters in a meter.
   • She counted up to one hundred.
   • The building is over a hundred years old.

   Synonymescentcenturyton

2. Large indefinite numberA2informal

   An unspecified large number or quantity.

   grand nombre indéfini

   • I've told you a hundred times to clean your room.
   • Hundreds of people attended the concert.
   • He made hundreds of dollars from his lemonade stand.

   Synonymeshostlegionmultitudemyriadslew

• Nom ou déterminant numéral cardinal désignant le nombre 100, utilisé pour compter des objets, personnes ou unités; sert aussi de base pour de plus grandes quantités et peut fonctionner comme substantif ou adjectif.

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of one hundred units; the smallest three-digit number (100); a composite number (2²×5²); the base unit for larger numerical scales (thousands, millions). Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of one hundred), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 100A1formal

   Used to denote a quantity of one hundred persons or things; the smallest three-digit positive integer; a composite number (2²×5²); represents a hundredfold quantity in counting, mathematics, percentages, and everyday usage.

   Cent (numéral cardinal)

   • There are one hundred cents in a dollar.
   • She scored one hundred points on the test.
   • One hundred plus one hundred equals two hundred.
   • The building is one hundred meters tall.
   • He read one hundred pages of the novel this week.

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of one hundredA2formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number one hundred; the numeral symbol 100 or C; a set, collection, or group consisting of one hundred items; a playing card or domino displaying one hundred (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of one hundred members; in currency, a hundred-unit banknote.

   centaine (nombre cent)

   • The number one hundred marks a centennial milestone.
   • Circle the hundreds in this financial report.
   • The choir consists of a hundred of vocalists.
   • He paid with a hundred-dollar bill for the purchase.
   • The registry lists a hundred of approved vendors.

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to one hundredA1formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is one hundred; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity; often used with 'a' or 'one' before 'hundred'.

   cent (adjectif numéral)

   • They booked a hundred-day expedition to the Arctic.
   • We need a hundred additional badges for the conference.
   • The protocol requires a hundred milliliters of the solution.
   • She has a hundred years of combined institutional experience.
   • A hundred international organizations endorsed the declaration.

4. Pronoun: one hundred people or things (plural)B1formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to one hundred previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   cent (pronom, pluriel)

   • Two thousand applied, but only a hundred were selected for the program.
   • I invited fifteen hundred guests; a hundred confirmed their attendance.
   • How many seats should we reserve? — A hundred will be ideal.
   • Several firms submitted proposals, but a hundred advanced to the final review.
   • Of the manuscripts evaluated, a hundred were accepted for publication.