three
num trois She's three. Elle a trois ans.
three-dimensional
adj
[object] tridimensionnel (le)
→ a three-dimensional model
[picture] en relief
→ ...three-dimensional pictures created by lasers
[film] en trois dimensions
three-door
n
(=car) trois portes f inv
three-fourths
n (US) trois quarts mpl
three-piece suit
n costume m trois-pièces, trois-pièces m
three-piece suite
n ensemble m (composé d'un canapé et de deux fauteuils)
three-ply
adj
[wood] à trois épaisseurs
three ply
n
(=wool) laine f trois fils
three-point turn
n demi-tour m en trois manœuvres
three-quarter
n (RUGBY) trois-quarts m inv
adj
[sleeves] trois-quarts inv
→ Choose short or three-quarter sleeves for summer.
a three-quarter length coat un trois-quarts, un manteau trois-quarts
three quarters , three-quarters
n trois quarts mpl
→ Three-quarters of the world's surface is covered by water.
→ Road deaths have increased by three-quarters.
→ I'm 29 and three-quarters.
three-quarters of an hour trois quarts d'heure
→ It took him about three-quarters of an hour.
adv
The money is three-quarters gone. Les trois quarts de l'argent ont été dépensés.
three-quarters full au trois quarts plein (e)
→ an open bottle of champagne three-quarters full
three-quarters empty au trois quarts vide
three Rs
n
the three Rs la lecture, l'écriture et l'arithmétique la lecture, l'écriture et l'arithmétique
three-way
adj
[split, division] en trois
[discussion] à trois
three-wheeler
n
(=car) voiture f à trois roues