trois personnes

three people

→ trois
phrase Uncommon #20,904
three people Used to count people. The noun personne is feminine in French, but the phrase can refer to people of any gender.
FR: Trois personnes attendent devant la porte.
EN: Three people are waiting outside the door.

Il y avait trois personnes qui attendaient avant moi.

There were three people waiting before me.

Trois personnes sont mortes.

Three people died.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Trois personnes ont été arrêtées.

Three people were arrested.

Encore trois personnes montèrent dans le bus.

Three more people got on the bus.

Il a déjà avalé trois personnes!

He's already swallowed three people!

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Trois personnes.

Three people.

Il y a trois personnes avec lui.

There are three people with him.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Trois personnes ont été légèrement blessées.

Three people were slightly injured.

Je porte trois personnes et il est seul.

I'm carrying three people and he's alone.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Ils ont tué trois personnes mais sans réussir à rouvrir les vannes.

They killed three people but failed to reopen the valves.

— Bacurau (2019)

Seulement trois personnes ont été blessées.

Only three people were injured.

Il a buté trois personnes tout seul.

He killed three people all by himself.

— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)

Tu fais souffrir trois personnes au lieu d'une?

Are you making three people suffer instead of one?

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Il y a trois personnes sur l'image.

There are three people in the picture.

Trois personnes sont absentes.

Three people are absent.

Il manque encore trois personnes.

There are still three people missing.