trois

[ trwah ]

/ trwɑ /

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noun French.

the number 3.

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Words nearby trois

troilism, troilite, Troilus, Troilus and Cressida, troilus butterfly, trois, Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières-Ouest, Trojan, Trojan asteroid, Trojan group

How to use trois in a sentence

When a neighbor (Suzanne Clement) takes a shine to the family, a strange ménage-a-trois of sorts forms.
Oscar Season Kicks Off in Toronto: Channing Tatum, Kristen Stewart, and More Court Awards Glory|Marlow Stern|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The incident allegedly took place on the night of July 14, when the military men arranged for a ménage à trois with the woman.
U.S. Soldiers, Accused of Rape in Italy, Hope to Go Free in America|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Obviously a ménage à trois can also happen between two men and a woman.
Threesomes are Actually a Terrible Idea|Aurora Snow|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, in “The Runaways,” Don engages in a half-hearted ménage-a-trois AND outsmarts his frenemies.
Mad Men’s ‘The Runaways’: Three-Way Sex and Self-Mutilation in the Craziest Episode Yet|Marlow Stern|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I'm thinking of the strange, poignant pas de trois that takes place between Tyrion, Shae, and Sansa Stark.
Game of Thrones’ Season 4 Premiere ‘Two Swords’: Valyrian Steel, Arya’s Revenge, and the Red Viper|Andrew Romano|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
The situation à trois thenceforward became, for Tom, an acutely afflicting one.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Leur artillerie a constamment et très sensiblement augmenté en nombres et en puissance depuis trois semaines.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
En me voyant arriver vers eux, les trois personnes reconnaissantes disparurent.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
Depuis trois mois il y a une douzaine d'ouvrages d'une libert extrme, imprims en Hollande.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing