Usage Note
Milliard is the standard French word for one thousand million (10⁹), equivalent to the British 'milliard' and the American 'billion'. French uses milliard where English speakers say 'billion', and billion in French historically meant a million million (10¹²), so direct translation requires care. The plural is milliards.
Examples
"La population mondiale dépasse huit milliards."
Natural Translation
The world population exceeds eight billion.
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