english to french

How would you use "some" in this sense: Ex: "Some 150 people were lost to the tragedy..."

Hi everyone, I looked up the English word "timing" in the Ef-Fr dictionary and the only option it lists for the sense of "choosing the right moment" is... "timing" as a French word. It would be good to have something there that isn't such an anglicism. I'd love to hear other suggestions. Mine...