Meaning
one thousand
- the number 1,000
- a very large number
In a sentence
La bici costa mille euro.
The bike costs one thousand euros.
Hai mille idee oggi?
Do you have a thousand ideas today?
Non ho mille amici.
I do not have a thousand friends.
Usage notes
- Mille is singular; the plural is mila in compound numbers: duemila, tremila.
- With nouns, use no preposition: mille euro, mille abitanti.
- In dates and years, mille appears in larger numbers: milleottocento.