three times

• Expression utilisée pour indiquer que quelque chose se produit ou se fait en trois occasions distinctes, ou pour souligner une répétition ou une multiplication par trois.

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.

   trois fois

   • 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.

   trois fois

   • 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.