千   Mille   Thousand  

millimètre (one thousandth of a meter): millimeter
millénaire (one thousand years): millenary, millennium, millennial
million ('a big thousand'): million, millionnaire (millionnaire)

★  In the metric system, the prefix milli- is used to indicate one thousandth and the prefix kilo- (Greek: one thousand) to indicate one thousand times.

Es mil (thousand)
It mille (thousand)

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百 Cent: Hundred
十 Dix: Ten
一 Un: One
甲 Premier: First
二 Deux: Two
三 Trois: Three
四 Quatre: Four
五 Cinq: Five
六 Six: Six
七 Sept: Seven
八 Huit: Eight
九 Neuf: Nine
千 Mille: Thousand

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