Usage examples of "a half-thousand" in English with translation to French

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Grandma is three and a half times your age. Grand-mère a trois fois et demie votre âge.
In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses. En Angleterre, le serveur nous demanda : "-Combien de bière désirez-vous, une demi pinte ou bien une pinte ?". N'ayant aucune idée de ce que ça pouvait représenter, nous lui demandâmes de nous montrer les verres.
I have been waiting for an hour and a half. J'ai attendu une heure et demie.
The surface of Jupiter is inhospitable with more than two and a half times Earth's gravity and a poisonous gas atmosphere. La surface de Jupiter est inhospitalière avec plus de deux fois et demi la gravité de la Terre et une atmosphère de gaz empoisonné.
Light travels around the earth seven and a half times a second. La lumière fait le tour de la Terre sept fois et demie par seconde.
Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time. Thomas obtenait une fois et demi son salaire lorsqu'il travaillait au-delà de son heure de départ habituelle.
He studied for one and a half hours every day. Il étudia pendant une heure et demi chaque jour.
Since I installed solar panels on my house my energy bill has been cut in half. Depuis que j'ai installé des panneaux solaires sur ma maison, ma facture d'énergie a été coupée en deux.
Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident. Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident.
The price of the stock declined by half in a month. La valeur de l'action a baissé de moitié en un mois.
It will cost thirty thousand yen at the lowest estimate. Cela coûtera trente mille yens selon la plus faible estimation.
An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure.
There were toward a thousand people. Il pouvait y avoir un millier de personnes.
You should have left half an hour earlier. Vous auriez dû partir une demi-heure plus tôt.
I am given a monthly allowance of fifty thousand yen. Je reçois une allocation mensuelle de cinquante mille yens.
Tom cut the apple in half. Tom a coupé la pomme en deux.
Chizuko said, "A crane is supposed to live for one thousand years." Chizuko a dit : « Une grue peut vivre mille ans ».
Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger. Un demi-million d'enfants font encore face à la malnutrition au Niger.
We had to pay ten thousand yen in addition. On a dû payer dix mille yen en plus.
It is just half past seven. Il est sept heures et demie tout juste.
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