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How to Say ‘The results for the quarter’ in French

Les résultats du trimestre

leh ray-zuel-TAH dyoo tree-MESTR

[leh ray-zuel-TAH dyoo tree-MESTR]

💬 Usage Tip: du is de + le squeezed into one word, so it means "of the". Before a feminine word it stays apart, as in les résultats de la semaine "the results for the week".

Phrase Breakdown

Les résultats

leh ray-zuel-TAH

The results

'Les' sounds like 'lay'. In 'résultats', the 's' sounds like 'z' and the final 'ts' is silent.

Example

Les résultats sont bons.

The results are good.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

résultats

[ray-zuel-TAH]

results

Plural noun for outcomes or figures obtained.

Example

Les résultats sont bons.

The results are good.

du trimestre

dyoo tree-MESTR

of the quarter

'Du' means 'of the'. 'Trimestre' is a three-month period. Roll a light French 'r' twice.

Example

C'est la fin du trimestre.

It's the end of the quarter.

Words in this phrase

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

trimestre

[tree-MESTR]

quarter (three months)

A period of three months, used in business reporting.

Example

Ce trimestre, nous avons progressé.

This quarter, we made progress.

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