a deux

as a pair; just the two of us

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phrase Very common #1,309
as a pair; just the two of us The standard French spelling is usually « à deux » with an accent. It means two people together, as a pair, or alone with one other person; in some contexts it can also mean for two.
FR: On sera a deux ce soir.
EN: It'll be just the two of us tonight.

Tom a deux amis étrangers.

Tom has two foreign friends.

La pièce a deux fenêtres.

The room has two windows.

Ce mot a deux significations.

This word has two meanings.

Tom a deux mères.

Tom has two mothers.

Ma chambre a deux fenêtres.

My room has two windows.

Sami a deux sœurs et un frère aîné.

Sami has two sisters and an older brother.

Je crois qu'il a deux fils.

I think he has two sons.

Philibert a deux vies.

Philibert has two lives.

Votre fille a deux comptes Instagram.

Your daughter has two Instagram accounts.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

La phrase a deux sujets, à savoir Tom et Marie.

The sentence has two subjects, namely Tom and Mary.

Le chat a deux oreilles.

The cat has two ears.

John a deux fils.

John has two sons.

Cette femme a deux sacs.

This woman has two bags.

La maison a deux étages.

The house has two floors.

Notre petite voiture, qui a deux portes, est noire et grise.

Our little car, which has two doors, is black and gray.

Est-ce qu'il a deux relations en même temps?

Is he in two relationships at the same time?

— Suzume (2022)

La Grèce a deux cent onze jours de soleil par an.

Greece has two hundred and eleven days of sunshine a year.

Chaque pièce de ma maison a deux fenêtres ou plus.

Every room in my house has two or more windows.

Maman a deux bagues en or.

Mom has two gold rings.

Ken a deux chats.

Ken has two cats.

Ma femme a deux sœurs.

My wife has two sisters.

Tom a deux visages.

Tom has two faces.

Si un triangle a deux angles droits, c'est un carré avec un côté en moins.

If a triangle has two right angles, it's a square with one side missing.

Glenn a deux amies.

Glenn has two friends.

Ce mot a deux sens.

This word has two meanings.

Tom a deux jambes.

Tom has two legs.