Mille

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Danish

Proper noun

Mille

  1. a female given name derived from Emilie

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīlle.

Pronunciation

Noun

Mille f (genitive Mille, plural Mille)

  1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) Synonym of tausend (thousand), almost exclusively used of money: grand
    Synonym: Riese
    Der Wagen ist höchstens noch fünf Mille wert.The car is worth five grand tops as of now.
    • 1965, Egon Friedell, “Was ist eine Tournee?”, in Wozu das Theater?, C.H. Beck:
      Eines Tages wurde die Tür zu meinem Arbeitszimmer aufgerissen und herein stürmte der mir nur flüchtig bekannte Impresario Herr Fritz Schieber und rief statt jeder weiteren Begrüßung: »Wollen Sie viertausend Mille verdienen?«
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    • 2000, “2 Mille”, performed by Massive Töne ft. Skills En Masse and Vanessa Mason:
      Es ist immer noch, immer noch die selbe Show im Jahr / Zwei Mille Mille
      It is still, still the same show in the year / two thousand thousand
    • 2001, Matthias Horx, Smart Capitalism: Das Ende der Ausbeutung, Edel Elements, →ISBN:
      Also gut: Wer hierher kommt für zwei Mille am Tag pro Person, der hat es nötig. Andererseits: Was soll schlecht sein an Basisarbeit für einen Homo erectus, der sich—endlich—darauf besinnt, dass er seines eigenen Glückes Schmied ist?
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  2. (rare, erroneous) Synonym of Million (million)

Declension

Further reading

  • Mille” in Duden online
  • Mille” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian

Proper noun

Mille

  1. a female given name derived from Emilie