das Promille
Translation
per mille, parts per thousand, blood alcohol content
Examples
Ein Promille entspricht einem Tausendstel.
One per mille is equivalent to one-thousandth.
Er hatte 1,5 Promille Alkohol im Blut.
He had a blood alcohol content of 1.5 per mille.
Grammar Patterns
to have ((number)) per mille ((of sth.)) to have a blood alcohol content of ((number)) per mille He had 1.5 per mille of alcohol in his blood.
Similar Words
Tausendstel (thousandth)
Etymology
From Latin 'pro mille', meaning 'for a thousand'. Similar to 'percent' from 'pro centum' (for a hundred).
Memory Tips
Think 'pro' (for) and 'mille' (thousand), like in 'millennium'. It's 1/10th of a percent. Often used for blood alcohol content.