Sentence examples of "half a billion" in English

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China has more than a billion inhabitants. La Chine a plus d'un milliard d'habitants.
Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger. Un demi-million d'enfants font encore face à la malnutrition au Niger.
I bought half a dozen eggs. J'ai acheté une demi-douzaine d'oeufs.
Half a loaf is better than no bread. Faute de grives on mange des merles
He has coached us for half a year. Il nous a entrainé pendant six mois.
How much for half a kilo? Combien pour un demi kilo ?
I'd like to buy half a cake. Je voudrais acheter une moitié de gâteau.
We have half a dozen eggs. Nous avons une demie douzaine d'œufs.
His monthly income amounts to half a million yen. Son revenu mensuel s'élève à un demi-million de yens.
The job earns him half a million yen every month. Le boulot lui rapporte un demi million de yens par mois.
He began his meal by drinking half a glass of ale. Il commença son repas en buvant un demi verre de bière.
It's six of one and half a dozen of the other C'est blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc
According to scientific estimates, the universe is nearly 14 billion years old. Selon les estimations scientifiques, l'univers est âgé de presque quatorze milliards d'années.
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.
There are around 6 billion people in the world. Il y a environ 6 milliards d'êtres humains dans le monde.
The price of the stock declined by half in a month. La valeur de l'action a baissé de moitié en un mois.
Nearly one billion people around the globe lack access to clean, safe water. Près d'un milliard de personnes autour de la planète manque d'un accès à de l'eau propre et saine.
An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure.
We know of more than 100 billion galaxies. Nous connaissons plus de 100 milliards de galaxies.
You should have left half an hour earlier. Vous auriez dû partir une demi-heure plus tôt.
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