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title: centime — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «centime» in the school dictionary: A small coin and unit of money worth one hundredth of a franc, used in France before the euro, and still used in Switzerland (one hundredth of a Swiss franc) and some African countries. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# centime

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**Who acts:** people, Switzerland one franc, bread, centime, Grandpa, 250 centimes · **What happens:** use, coin, say, be, cost, have · **To what, where:** worth one hundredth, France, Switzerland, money, centime, hundred centimes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«centime» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [centime in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/centime.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small coin and unit of money worth one hundredth of a franc, used in France before the euro, and still used in Switzerland (one hundredth of a Swiss franc) and some African countries.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:m1:1
# text = A small coin and unit of money worth one hundredth of a franc, used in France before the euro, and still used in Switzerland (one hundredth of a Swiss franc) and some African countries.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	hundredth	hundredth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	franc	franc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	before	before	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	euro	euro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	still	still	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	parataxis	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
27	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	hundredth	hundredth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	parataxis	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
32	Swiss	Swiss	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	franc	franc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	33	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
36	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	38	det	_	_
37	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | worth one hundredth of a franc *not said here* |  | France | before the euro |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  | Switzerland | still |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **coin** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom coin «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In France people still say «centime» for a euro cent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:m2:1
# text = In France people still say «centime» for a euro cent.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	centime	centime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	euro	euro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cent	cent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people | centime |  | France | still | for a euro cent | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent centime=Theme in france=Manner |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Switzerland, one franc is a hundred centimes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:x1:1
# text = In Switzerland, one franc is a hundred centimes.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	franc	franc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	centimes	centime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Switzerland one franc | a hundred centimes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bread cost two euros and fifty centimes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:x2:1
# text = The bread cost two euros and fifty centimes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	euros	euro	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	centimes	centime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | past | the bread | two euros and fifty centimes |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme euro=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A centime is like a cent or a penny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:x3:1
# text = A centime is like a cent or a penny.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	centime	centime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cent	cent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	penny	penny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a centime |  |  |  |  | like a cent or a penny | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa has old French centime coins from his trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:x4:1
# text = Grandpa has old French centime coins from his trip.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	centime	centime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandpa | old French centime coins |  | Grandpa's trip |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Patient |
| 2 | **trip** |  | Grandpa |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In maths: 250 centimes make 2.50 francs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:x5:1
# text = In maths: 250 centimes make 2.50 francs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	250	250	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	centimes	centime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	2.50	2.50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	francs	franc	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | 250 centimes | 2.50 francs |  | maths |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset franc=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ça coûte cinquante centimes» means «It costs fifty cents.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centime:x6:1
# text = «Ça coûte cinquante centimes» means «It costs fifty cents.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ça	Ça	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	nsubj	_	_
3	coûte	coûte	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	nsubj	_	_
4	cinquante	cinquante	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	compound	_	_
5	centimes	centime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	cents	cent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **centime** *in a quote* |  | Ça |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | cinquante centimes |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cost** *in a quote* | present | It | fifty cents |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme cent=Value |

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