Fois (en. Times)

/fwa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

An occurrence or instance of something.

There was a time when I won a prize.

Il y a une fois où j'ai gagné un prix.

A specific period in time.

I will tell you once.

Je vais te le dire une fois.

Once used to refer to repetition.

I have already said it three times.

Je l'ai déjà dit trois fois.

From Latin 'vicem', meaning 'turn', 'occasion'.

to speak frankly

to express oneself directly, often on a unique occasion.

mettre les pieds au plat

once and for all

means to do something definitively.

une fois pour toutes

from time to time

indicates sporadic repetition.

de temps en temps

fois

refers to an occurrence or moment.

fois

occasion

refers to a particular event that takes place.

occasion

moment

designates a period or point in time.

moment

Once in another sense of rarity.

It's once in a hundred years.

C'est une fois tous les cent ans.