Et puis cinquante millions
And then fifty million
Language note: The French use "et puis" to indicate a sequence, similar to English "and then."
Culture note: Large sums are often cited to emphasize shock or disbelief in stories.
Context: But soon spiraled into a larger theft.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Et
[eh]
And
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.
Et il est venu.
And he came.
puis
[pwee]
then
Indicates a subsequent action in time or order.
Puis il est parti.
Then he left.
cinquante
[sank-kont]
fifty
The number 50.
Il a dit cinquante ans.
He said fifty years.
millions
[mee-yoN]
million
The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand; 1,000,000.
Elle a gagné des millions.
She won millions.
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