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/tɾes/

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Translation

three

Word origin

From Latin tres ('three').

Origin
Latin
Root
tres
English cognates
three, trio, triple

Examples

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I have three meetings this morning, I am going to be busy.

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The child is already three years old and speaks very well.

Sevilla.

At three in the afternoon the train to Seville departs.

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I bought three bottles of wine for the dinner.

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There are three days left until the holidays.

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This word is part of lesson 4.