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Translingual
Pronunciation
Numeral
100
- One hundred in Arabic numerals.
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French
Etymology
The number 100 in French (pronounced cent) is a homophone of sans (“without”), hence 100 used to be substituted for sans in informal writing when the length of text messages was limited.
Pronunciation
Preposition
100
- (Internet slang, text messaging, abbreviation) Nonstandard spelling of sans (“without, -less”).
German
Etymology
In compounds:
The number 100 in German is written as hundert. Hence as an alternative spelling 100 is substituted for hundert in a number of compounded adjectives and adverbs such as hundertfach, hundertmal, hundertjährig etc.
Numeral
100
- Alternative spelling of hundert (“hundred”)
- Der Fischer fing 100 Fische. ― The fisher caught 100 fishes.
- (in a compound) Ich habe es ihm 100-mal/100mal gesagt. ― I've told him a hundred times.
Portuguese
Etymology
The number 100 in Portuguese is written as cem. It is a homophone of sem (“without”), hence 100 is often substituted for sem in informal writing.
Preposition
100
- (Internet slang, text messaging, dated) Nonstandard spelling of sem (“without, -less”).
- um livro 100 capa ― a book without a cover