twos in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for twos in the English»French Dictionary

I.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] N

two

deux m inv

in twos

par deux

in twos and threes

par deux ou trois, deux ou trois à la fois

II.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] DET

two

deux

III.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] PRON

two

deux inv

I bought two of them

j'en ai acheté deux

to break/cut sth in two

casser/couper qc en deux

in a day or two

dans un jour ou deux

IV.two [Brit tuː, Am tu]

that makes two of us

on est tous les deux dans le même cas

‘I'm fed up inf!’—‘that makes two of us’

‘j'en ai marre!’—‘moi aussi’ inf

to be in two minds about doing

hésiter à faire

to be in two minds about sth

être partagé au sujet de qc

to put two and two together

faire le rapprochement

two hearts that beat as one

deux cœurs qui battent à l'unisson

there are two sides to every story

≈ autant d'hommes, autant d'avis

two's company, three's a crowd

≈ deux ça va, trois c'est trop

two-star, two-star petrol N Brit

two-star

ordinaire f

two-star

essence f ordinaire

two-piece [Brit tuːˈpiːs, Am ˈtu ˌpis] N

1. two-piece:

two-piece, a. two-piece suit (woman's)

tailleur m (deux-pièces)

two-piece, a. two-piece suit (man's)

costume m (deux-pièces)

Phrases:

two-piece, a. two-piece swimsuit

maillot m de bain à deux-pièces

two-piece, a. two-piece swimsuit

deux-pièces m inv

two-sided [Am ˌtuˈsaɪdəd] ADJ

1. two-sided (gen):

two-sided tablemat, covering etc

réversible

2. two-sided (debatable):

two-sided argument

discutable

two-phase ADJ ELEC

two-phase

diphasé

two-storey ADJ

two-storey

à deux étages

two-ply ADJ

two-ply rope, wool, yarn

à deux fils

two-ply wood

contreplaqué à double épaisseur

I.two-seater [Brit tuːˈsiːtə, Am ˌtuˈsidər] N

two-seater MOTOR

voiture f à deux places

two-seater AVIAT

avion m à deux places

two-seater AVIAT

biplace m

two-seater AVIAT

avion m biplace

II.two-seater [Brit tuːˈsiːtə, Am ˌtuˈsidər] ADJ

two-seater

à deux places

two-step N MUS

two-step

pas m de deux

two-pin ADJ

two-pin plug, socket:

two-pin

à deux fiches

twos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twos in the English»French Dictionary

I.two [tu:] ADJ

two

deux

to be two of a kind

être de la même espèce

to have two of sth

avoir qc en double

Phrases:

to be in two minds

être indécis

that makes two of us inf

on est deux

II.two [tu:] N

two

deux m

Phrases:

two's company three's a crowd prov

nous ne serions pas plus mal seuls

to put two and two together inf

tirer ses conclusions

it takes two to tango prov

chacun a sa part de responsabilité

See also eight

I.eight [eɪt] ADJ

eight

huit

he is eight

il a huit ans

II.eight [eɪt] N

1. eight (number):

eight

huit m

eight o'clock

huit heures

it's eight

il est huit heures

eight twenty hours

huit heures vingt

2. eight (boat):

eight

canot m à huit rameurs

Phrases:

to have had one over the eight Brit inf

avoir un verre dans le nez

two-tier(ed) ADJ

1. two-tier(ed) (with two levels):

two-tier(ed)

à deux niveaux

2. two-tier(ed) pej (two-class):

two-tier(ed)

à deux vitesses

I.two-door ADJ AUTO

two-door car

à deux portes

II.two-door N AUTO

two-door

deux portes f

two-edged ADJ a. fig

two-edged

à double tranchant

two-seater N AUTO

two-seater

deux places m

two-time VB trans inf

two-time

tromper

I.two-stroke AUTO, TECH N

two-stroke

moteur m à deux temps

II.two-stroke AUTO, TECH ADJ

two-stroke

à deux temps

two-faced ADJ

two-faced

hypocrite

two-dimensional ADJ

1. two-dimensional (flat):

two-dimensional

bidimensionnel(le)

2. two-dimensional fig, pej:

two-dimensional

superficiel(le)

two-way CONTR

User Entry

two-way traffic

circulation à double sens

twos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put two and two together prov

tirer ses conclusions

in ones and twos

un par un ou deux par deux

to put two and two together inf

tirer ses conclusions

to measure six metres by two metres

mesurer six mètres sur deux

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

to buy sth in twos

acheter qc par deux

to draw a parallel between two events

faire le rapprochement entre deux événements

the station is only two minutes away

il ne faut que deux minutes pour aller à la gare

two and two make [or are] four

deux et deux font quatre

to cheat sb out of two euros/two days' holiday

carotter qn de deux euros/de deux jours de vacances

twos Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for twos in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

société à deux vitesses

two-class society

PACS

civil union between two adults

avoir une double culture

to be at home in two cultures

twos Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for twos in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bi-étagé

two-stage

fonctionnement bi-étagé

two-stage operation

compresseur ouvert bi-étagé

open type two-stage compressor

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

People begin to file out of the theater, first in twos and threes and then in droves.

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It sometimes follows mammals or birds to catch the insects they flush, and joins mixed-species flocks in ones and twos.

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All of the deuces (twos) and jokers are wild cards.

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Many slaves were manacled together in twos and threes.

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Union dead were placed by twos in shallow graves in long rows by their comrades without marking the identities.

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Many others were scattered far and wide in ones and twos.

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The dancers round off their dancing by facing each other in twos and threes and moving their shoulders faster.

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Whenever my written digits were rejected (twos and fours, mostly) all the numbers floating in delicate order between my ears would simply jumble up and evaporate.

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In his early life as a hippie, he only gave high twos (peace signs).

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