trente-six

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French

French numbers (edit)
 ←  35 36 37  → 
    Cardinal: trente-six
    Ordinal: trente-sixième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 36e, (now nonstandard) 36ème

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃t.sis/
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Numeral

trente-six (invariable)

  1. thirty-six
  2. (informal) umpteen, a million, a thousand and one (an indeterminate large number of)
    Il n’y a pas trente-six façons de le savoir : il faut lui demander.
    There's only one way to find out: you have to ask him.
    Il n’y a pas trente-six solutions.There aren't many solutions.

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Norman

Norman cardinal numbers
 <  35 36 37  > 
    Cardinal : trente-six

Numeral

trente-six

  1. (Jersey) thirty-six