quatre-vingt-deux
Eighty-two in French is quatre-vingt-deux.
The term is used to represent the number 82.
Meaning: 82 (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The number is literally composed of quatre (four), vingt (twenty) and deux (two).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Switzerland, Huitante-deux is used to mean eighty-two.
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike many other numbers in French, quatre-vingt-deux does not take an s on vingt because it is followed by another number.
Did you know?
- The way French counts to eighty-two is a leftover from a base-20 system used by the Celts. Instead of counting by tens, they counted by twenties, which is why quatre-vingt-deux literally means 'four twenties and two'.
- The base-20 system used in quatre-vingt-deux likely reflects the total number of digits on a human's fingers and toes.
- The word vingt in quatre-vingt-deux is a cognate of the English word 'vicenary', which describes things based on the number twenty.
Examples in context
- Je suis âgé(e) de quatre-vingt-deux ans.I am eighty-two years old.
- Il nous reste quatre-vingt-deux kilomètres avant d'arriver.We still have eighty-two kilometers to go before we arrive.
- J'ai reçu quatre-vingt-deux messages sur mon téléphone.I received eighty-two messages on my phone.
- Il a quatre-vingt-deux ans.He is eighty-two years old.
- Le numéro de la rue est quatre-vingt-deux.The street number is eighty-two.
- Cela coûte quatre-vingt-deux euros.That costs eighty-two euros.
Example conversation
Hugo and Manon are looking at an old book in a shop.
- HugoCe livre coûte quatre-vingt-deux euros.This book costs eighty-two euros.
- ManonC'est un peu cher pour moi.It is a bit expensive for me.
- HugoMais il est en très bon état.But it is in very good condition.
- ManonTu as raison, il est magnifique.You are right, it is magnificent.
