quatre

[ kah-ter; French ka-truh ]

/ ˈkɑ tər; French ˈka trə /

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noun

the four at cards, dice, or the like.

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Origin of quatre

Borrowed into English from French around 1540–50

Words nearby quatre

quaternion, quaternity, Quathlamba, quatorze, quatrain, quatre, Quatre Bras, quatrefoil, quattrocento, quattuordecillion, quaver

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How to use quatre in a sentence

Il me dirent qu'il estoit malade ds quatre mois, et que comme il apparoissoit, il ne la feroit pas longue.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Le 134 defunct estoit couch sur vn ais appuy de quatre fourches, & fut couvert de peaux.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Il y a nombre infini de ruisseaux au Port Royal, entre lesquels sont trois ou quatre o vient foison le poisson au renouveau.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Malgr les efforts du bateau de sauvetage et des lignes envoyes au moyen du fusil porte-amarre, quatre hommes et le mousse ont pri.
Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum

Both the allied armies hastened to unite at Quatre Bras; but their junction there was already impossible.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8)|John Richard Green

British Dictionary definitions for quatre

quatre

/ (ˈkætrə, French katrə) /

noun

a playing card with four pips

Word Origin for quatre

French: four

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