Trente-trois (en. Thirty-three)

/tʁɑ̃t.tʁwa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
thirty-three is a natural number that represents the quantity 33.
There are thirty-three students in the class.
Il y a trente-trois élèves dans la classe.
thirty-three can also denote an age.
She is thirty-three years old.
Elle a trente-trois ans.
thirty-three is used to indicate a position in a series.
It is the thirty-third day of the year.
C'est le trente-troisième jour de l'année.

Etymology

The origin of the word thirty-three comes from the Latin 'triginta et tres'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

thirty-three degrees
A temperature of 33 degrees.
trente-trois degrés
thirty-three as a lucky number
To consider the number 33 as lucky.
trente-trois comme un chiffre porte-bonheur
thirty-three laps
To refer to a circuit with 33 laps.
trente-trois tours

Related Words

thirty
An integer that represents 30.
trente
forty
An integer that represents 40.
quarante
two
An integer that represents 2.
deux

Slang Meanings

Refers to a group of 33 people.
There are about thirty of us, almost thirty-three!
On est une trentaine, presque trente-trois !