What is 'pour cent' called in English?

'pour cent' in English is called "Percent". Percent refers to: Une partie sur cent, exprimée en fraction d'un tout.

How do you pronounce 'Percent' and 'pour cent'?

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What is an example sentence for Percent in French?

English: "Only ten percent of the students passed the exam." | French: "Seulement dix pour cent des étudiants ont réussi l'examen."

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English to French Dictionary

percent Meaning in French (percent signification en français)

pour cent

pour cent in English:percent

Phonetic:puʁ sɑ̃

Plural: percents

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de percent en français est pour cent. (Une partie sur cent, exprimée en fraction d'un tout.)

Definitions of Percent

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noun
pour cent
One part in every hundred, expressed as a fraction of a whole.
Une partie sur cent, exprimée en fraction d'un tout.

Example Sentences

casual

“Only ten percent of the students passed the exam.”

Seulement dix pour cent des étudiants ont réussi l'examen.

business

“The interest rate is five percent per annum.”

Le taux d'intérêt est de cinq pour cent par an.

formal

“A high percent of the population lives in urban areas.”

Un fort pourcentage de la population vit dans les zones urbaines.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

pourcentage

In English:

percentage proportion rate

Inflected Word Forms

nounpercentage

nounpercentile

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

percent chancecollocation

The likelihood or probability of something happening, expressed as a percentage.

percent offexpression

A discount or reduction in price, expressed as a percentage of the original price.