"combien" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /kɔ̃.bjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-combien.ogg [France]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French combien, from comme + bien. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|combien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French combien, {{inh+|fr|fro|combien}} Inherited from Old French combien, {{m|fro|comme}} comme, {{m|fro|bien}} bien Head templates: {{fr-adv}} combien
  1. how much (for uncountable nouns and portions)
    Sense id: en-combien-fr-adv-Q8I~hgSG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 76 6 19
  2. how much (for money)
    Sense id: en-combien-fr-adv-DYAqaH13
  3. how many (with countable nouns)
    Sense id: en-combien-fr-adv-dXFH4iCT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: c’est combien (english: how much is it?), combien ça coûte

Download JSON data for combien meaning in French (3.1kB)

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          "english": "Do you believe that one forgets? How long [lit. how much time] must one wait? How many nights to break the habit of rolling over in one's bed?",
          "ref": "2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais",
          "text": "Est-ce que tu crois que l’on oublie ? Combien de temps faut-il attendre ? Combien de nuits pour désapprendre à se retourner dans son lit ?",
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