cent

cent

"Cent" in French means "hundred" in English.

Here, 'cent' is used as a numeral to represent the number one hundred in the context of a price or quantity.

J'ai payé cent euros pour cette montre.

I paid one hundred euros for this watch.

In this example, 'cent' is used metaphorically to represent the central or middle part of a reference.

Sur la carte, le cent est indiqué comme le point central.

On the map, the cent is marked as the central point.

Here, 'cent' denotes a specific quantity, one hundred, as part of a measurement in distance.

Elle a couru au moins cent mètres en moins de quinze secondes.

She ran at least one hundred meters in less than fifteen seconds.