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mpg [‚empi:'dʒi:]( abbreviation miles per gallon) consommation f d'essence;∎ my old car did 20 mpg mon ancienne voiture faisait ou consommait 3,5 litres au cent -
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4 Quantities
Note the use of en (of it or of them) in the following examples. This word must be included when the thing you are talking about is not expressed (the French says literally there is of it a lot, there is of it two kilos, I have of them a lot etc.). However, en is not needed when the commodity is specified e.g. there is a lot of butter = il y a beaucoup de beurre.how much is there?= combien y en a-t-il?there’s a lot= il y en a beaucoup*there’s not much= il n’y en a pas beaucoupthere’s two kilos= il y en a deux kiloshow much sugar have you got?= combien de sucre as-tu?I’ve got a lot= j’en ai beaucoupI’ve not got much= je n’en ai pas beaucoupI’ve got two kilos= j’en ai deux kiloshow many are there?= combien y en a-t-il?there are a lot= il y en a beaucoupthere aren’t many= il n’y en a pas beaucoupthere are twenty= il y en a vingthow many apples have you?= combien de pommes as-tu? or tu as combien de pommes?I’ve got a lot= j’en ai beaucoupI haven’t many= je n’en ai pas beaucoupI’ve got twenty= j’en ai vingtA has got more than B= A en a plus que BA has got more money than B= A a plus d’argent que Bmuch more than= beaucoup plus quea little more than= un peu plus queA has got more apples than B= A a plus de pommes que Bmany more apples than B= beaucoup plus de pommes que Ba few more apples than B= quelques pommes de plus que Ba few more people than yesterday= quelques personnes de plus qu’hierB has got less money than A= B a moins d’argent que AB has got less than A= B en a moins que Amuch less than= beaucoup moins quea little less than= un peu moins queB has got fewer than A= B en a moins que AB has got fewer apples than A= B a moins de pommes que Amany fewer than= beaucoup moins queRelative quantitieshow many are there to the kilo?= combien y en a-t-il au kilo?there are ten to the kilo= il y en a dix au kiloyou can count six to the kilo= il faut en compter six au kilohow many do you get for ten francs?= combien peut-on en avoir pour dix francs?you get five for ten francs= il y en a cinq pour dix francshow much does it cost a litre?= combien coûte le litre?it costs £5 a litre= ça coûte cinq livres le litrehow much do apples cost a kilo?= combien coûte le kilo de pommes?apples cost ten francs a kilo= les pommes coûtent dix francs le kilohow much does it cost a metre?= combien coûte le mètre?how much does your car do to the gallon?= combien consomme votre voiture?it does 28 miles to the gallon= elle fait dix litres aux cent(Note that the French calculate petrol consumption in litres per 100 km. To convert mpg to litres per 100 km and vice versa, simply divide 280 by the known figure.)how many glasses do you get to the bottle?= combien y a-t-il de verres par bouteille?you get six glasses to the bottle= il y a six verres par bouteille
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