three times

• Frase utilizada para indicar que algo ocurre o se hace en tres ocasiones distintas, o para enfatizar la repetición o la multiplicación por tres.

A phrase used to indicate that something happens or is done on three separate occasions, or to emphasize repetition or multiplication by three.

1. Multiplicative quantityA1formal

   Three instances or occurrences of something; multiplied by three.

   tres veces

   • She called him three times yesterday.
   • The recipe requires three times the amount of sugar.
   • He knocked on the door three times before anyone answered.

2. Frequency of actionA1formal

   Used to indicate that an action is performed on three separate occasions.

   tres veces

   • I have visited Paris three times.
   • The alarm went off three times during the night.
   • He checked his watch three times in the last minute.