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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.


Example Sentences

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Matthews’ next hometown guest was progressive sax master Skerik, the ubiquitous Seattle hornsman with a million projects, including the jazzy, funk-rocking trio Garage a Trois, who reliably slayed a Nectar Lounge gig a few weeks ago.

From Seattle Times

David Gaudu : "Après avoir bien récupéré à la journée de repos, je me suis réveillé mardi en me disant : "Allez gamin, y a trois jours là, tu mets du kérosène sur la route et à la fin on verra, tu vas rien lâcher pendant trois jours.""

From The Guardian

But Carin’s presence throughout his subsequent marriage to the actress Emmy Sonnemann seemed to border on a menage a trois.

From Washington Post

He’d drifted toward booze and weed, forming a ménage à trois with his dyed-hair girlfriend, Cleo, and his aspiring dancer boyfriend, Paul.

From New York Times

Then he struck arms deals worth $24 billion with the UAE as part of an obscene military and commercial ménage à trois between the U.S., the UAE and Israel, which he absurdly tried to pass off as a peace agreement.

From Salon