Usage examples of "trois" in French with translation to English

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Translations: all471 three432 third5 threes2 other translations32
Ce formulaire doit être complété en trois exemplaires. This form must be filled out in triplicate.
En deux temps, trois mouvement In two ticks
Cinq plus trois égalent huit. Add 5 to 3 and you have 8.
Ils reçurent tous trois un présent. They each received a present.
Il est trois heures et demi. It's 3:30.
Tâche d'arriver à trois heures. Be sure to come at 3.
Elles reçurent toutes trois un présent. They each received a present.
Trois fois mesure et une fois coupe. Measure thrice, cut once.
Encore deux, trois minutes et je serais prêt. A few minutes more, and I'll be ready.
Je l'ai eu pour trois fois rien. I got it for nothing.
Ça casse pas trois pattes à un canard It's nothing to write home about
Adam purgea trois ans pour possession de drogues. Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.
On lui tira trois fois dans le bras. He was shot 3 times in the arm.
J'ai eu le billet pour trois fois rien. I got the ticket for nothing.
Ça fait trois ans que j'étudie l'anglais. I have been studying English for four years.
Je dois finir deux trois trucs avant d'y aller. I have to finish up some things before I go.
Il est venu à trois heures de l'après-midi. He came at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
J'ai complètement arrêté de fumer il y a trois mois. I stopped smoking completely 3 months ago.
Nous décidâmes de rester cachés deux ou trois jours de plus. We decided to lie hidden for a few days.
Il fut au zoo en deux ou trois minutes de marche. A few minutes' walk brought him to the zoo.
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