How to Say ‘Eighty-four centimeters.’ in French
Quatre-vingt-quatre centimètres.
kahtr-van-katr sahn-tee-mehtr
[kahtr-van-katr sahn-tee-mehtr]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quatre-vingt-quatre] is literally "four twenties four," which is the normal French pattern for numbers in the 80s. Once you know [quatre-vingt-], you can build others like [quatre-vingt-deux] and [quatre-vingt-seize].
Phrase Breakdown
Quatre-vingt-quatre
[kahtr-van-katr]
eighty-four
the number 84
Quatre-vingt-quatre personnes ont répondu.
Eighty-four people responded.
centimètres
[sahn-tee-mehtr]
centimeters
a metric unit of length
La boîte fait trente centimètres de haut.
The box is thirty centimeters high.
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