encore une fois
/ɑ̃.kɔʁ yn fwa/
The French phrase for "one more time" is encore une fois.
encore une fois is used to ask for or to state that an action should be repeated.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of encore (again/still), une (one) and fois (time/occurrence), which literally translates to "again one time".
Which one should you use?
While encore une fois and une fois de plus are often interchangeable, une fois de plus can sometimes carry a slightly more emphatic or weary tone, similar to "once again" in English.
Did you know?
- In a French restaurant, you can use encore on its own to ask for more of a dish or a drink, rather than saying encore une fois.
- French has a specific word bis used in music and theater to signal 'one more time' or an encore from the audience.
- If you use the word encore to mean 'still', you are using a sense that was actually borrowed from the German word 'noch'.
Examples in context
- Encore une fois !One more time!This sentence is useful for an exclamation of encore une fois.Tatoeba #4578500 by sacredceltic, translation #4736846 by paper1n0
- Encore une fois ?One more time?This sentence is useful for a question regarding encore une fois.Tatoeba #7477634 by Micsmithel, translation #4795799 by Asadamcan
- Essayons encore une fois.Let's try one more time.This sentence is useful for using encore une fois within a suggestion to try something again.Tatoeba #13581 by sacredceltic, translation #3008809 by CK
- Veuillez répéter cela une fois de plus, s'il vous plaît.Please repeat that one more time, please.
- Je vous prie de répéter le message encore une fois.I kindly ask you to repeat the message one more time.
- Vas-y, raconte ton histoire une fois de plus!Go ahead, tell your story one more time!
- Je t'en prie, dis-le encore.Please, say it one more time.
- Demande-lui de jouer cette chanson une autre fois.Ask him to play that song one more time.
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Example conversation
Nathan and Chloé are practicing a song together.
- NathanOn chante encore une fois ?Shall we sing one more time?
- ChloéOui, je veux bien.Yes, I'd like that.
- NathanTu es prête, Chloé ?Are you ready, Chloé?
- ChloéJe suis prête, allons-y !I am ready, let's go!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry encore une fois, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries encore, fois, une, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
