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J'estime le coût à cinq cents euros.
I estimate the cost at five hundred euros.
to estimate a value or quantity
On estime la foule à mille personnes.
The crowd is estimated at a thousand people.
Il estime la distance à deux kilomètres.
He estimates the distance at two kilometres.
to esteem or respect someone
Je l'estime beaucoup comme collègue.
I esteem him highly as a colleague.
From Latin aestimare, to value.