Is "one billion" equivalent to "eine Billion"?
15 Sep 2015
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"One million" in English is equivalent to "eine Million" in German – but are you aware of the following false friends?
To say the least, making mistakes here can lead to much confusion. Therefore: Be careful to double-check translated documents that contain these numbers.
German | English | |
eine Milliarde | = | one billion |
eine Billion |
= | one trillion |
eine Billiarde |
= | one quadrillion |
To say the least, making mistakes here can lead to much confusion. Therefore: Be careful to double-check translated documents that contain these numbers.