Vingt-trois (en. Twenty-three)

/vɛ̃ tʁwa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

An integer.

There are twenty-three students in the class.

Il y a vingt-trois élèves dans la classe.

A designation for age or quantity.

I will be twenty-three years old next month.

J'aurai vingt-trois ans le mois prochain.

Derived from the French 'vingt' (20) and 'trois' (3).

twenty-three o'clock

Time corresponding to 11 PM.

vingt-trois heures

twenty-third of July

Specific date, July 23.

vingt-trois juillet

twenty-three times

A number of repetitions.

vingt-trois fois

twenty

Integer number before twenty-three.

vingt

four

Integer number after twenty-three.

quatre

thirty

Integer number following twenty-nine.

trente

Used to refer to a group of friends.

There were twenty-three of us at the party.

Nous étions vingt-trois à la fête.

A humorous reference to adulthood.

You're twenty-three, no need to stress!

T'as vingt-trois ans, pas la peine de stresser !