à trois

American  

[a trwah] / a ˈtrwɑ /

adjective

French.

1. for, among, or composed of three persons collectively (usually used following the word it modifies).

   a secret shared à trois.

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Example Sentences

Take Kafka: in his novels and short stories he reveals himself to be obsessed with what, by now, we should see as a three-way stand-off, or ménage à trois, between man, technology and writing.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2010

And now, Miss Santorex, sorry as I am to disappoint you, we must put off our picnic à deux, or rather à trois, and get back to camp as soon as possible.

From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram

Ethel Rossiter joined her father at the end of the table, and when Mrs. Billing also rose the conversation went on à trois.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

As the égoisme à deux is finer than an egoism of one, so this égoisme à trois, if you will, is again finer by its additional inclusiveness.

From The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.] by Le Gallienne, Richard

Vne mère s'est veuë, n'ayant que ses deux mamelles, mais sans suc et sans laict, qui toutefois estoit l'vnique chose qu'elle eust peu presenter à trois ou quatre enfans qui pleuroient y estans attachez.

From The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century by Parkman, Francis