Quatre (en. Four)

/katʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Fourth number in the series of natural numbers.

There are four seasons in a year.

Il y a quatre saisons dans une année.

Used to denote a group or quantity of four elements.

We have four apples on the table.

Nous avons quatre pommes sur la table.

Represents the digit 4 in various numerical systems.

In the Roman system, four is noted as IV.

Dans le système romain, quatre est noté IV.

Comes from the Latin 'quattuor', meaning four.

four eyes

Refers to someone who wears glasses.

quatre yeux

on all fours

Means to move on knees and hands.

à quatre pattes

the four corners of the earth

Expresses the idea of the entirety of the world.

quatre coins de la terre

fourth

Who comes after the third.

quatrième

quaternary

Related to a system with four elements.

quaternaire

quadruple

Multiplied by four.

quadruple

Four as a synonym for a group of four friends.

We are a quartet, the four of us together!

On est un quatuor, nous quatre ensemble !

Sometimes used to refer to a bad grade in sports.

With a four, I need to improve in the next game.

Avec un quatre, je dois m'améliorer au prochain match.