cent
French · B1 · num. 百
num. 百
On s'attend à ce que cent cinquante mille couples se marient à Shanghai en 2006.
预计2006年上海将有十五万对新人结婚。
cent in real context
cent is a B1-level word in French meaning "num. 百" in this vocabulary set. Every word on LangOria comes with a real example sentence, so you meet cent the way native speakers actually use it — not as an isolated dictionary entry, but inside a living French sentence.
The example sentence for cent is: "On s'attend à ce que cent cinquante mille couples se marient à Shanghai en 2006." (预计2006年上海将有十五万对新人结婚。). Learning cent through example sentences helps you internalize French word order and collocations, so cent is ready the first time you actually need it.
Add cent to your B1 spaced-repetition review and it will resurface right before you are about to forget it — tomorrow, in three days, in a week. Combined with the rest of the French B1 vocabulary set, a daily 45–65 minute loop is the fastest proven path from first exposure to confident, natural use of cent.
About French B1
B1 is the intermediate tier in CEFR. At B1 you can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling, enter unprepared into conversation on familiar topics, and produce simple connected text on subjects within your field. The words at B1 start to include abstract and opinion words — you can describe experiences, express hopes and plans, and give reasons for your opinions. B1 is the level most employers mean when they ask for "conversational French".
How to learn French B1
B1 takes 3-6 months on top of A2. Continue spaced-repetition review of A1 and A2 (now 5-minute daily), and add 50-100 new B1 words per week. Start consuming native French content — TV shows with subtitles, podcasts at natural speed, news articles — and try writing short pieces (200-500 words) and getting them corrected by a tutor or language partner. By the end of B1 you should be able to hold your own in a debate about a familiar topic.
Common questions about cent in French
What level is cent in French?
In LangOria's French deck, cent sits at the B1 level of the language's recognized ability ladder (CEFR for most languages, JLPT for Japanese, HSK for Chinese). At this level you learn cent alongside the highest-frequency words you actually need.
How do I memorize cent?
Rote repetition rarely sticks on its own. Learn cent inside its example sentence, say it out loud, and let spaced repetition bring it back at the right moments. The 45–65-minute daily loop is usually enough to anchor cent in long-term memory.
Where does the example for cent come from?
Every word — including cent — carries a real example drawn from the community-built Tatoeba sentence corpus: sentences written by native speakers, not synthetic textbook filler. That context is what makes cent memorable.
What should I learn after cent?
Cover the remaining words at the B1 level, then move up. LangOria schedules spaced reviews and frequency-ordered decks, so cent reinforces the rest of your B1 French vocabulary instead of standing alone.