quatre

[ kah-ter; French ka-truh ]

noun

1. the four at cards, dice, or the like.

quatre

/ katrə; ˈkætrə /

noun

1. a playing card with four pips

Word History and Origins

Origin of quatre¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1540–50

Word History and Origins

Origin of quatre¹

French: four

Example Sentences

Bouchardon created sculptures for the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, the former home of French royalty, and also made the Fontaine des Quatre Saisons in rue de Grenelle, Paris.

From BBC

A stiletto-heeled, stiletto-tongued persona who might well have been the spawn of a ménage à quatre involving Oscar Wilde, Salvador Dalí, Auntie Mame and Miss Piggy, Dame Edna was not so much a character as a cultural phenomenon, a force of nature trafficking in wicked, sequined commentary on the nature of fame.

From New York Times

“Qui incarne le mieux Paris qu’Invader?” interroge Nicolas Laugero Lasserre, spécialiste en art urbain et l’un des quatre commissaires de l’exposition à l’Hôtel de Ville.

From New York Times

While visiting the Musée d’Orsay, the sculpture “Les Quatre Parties du monde soutenant la sphère céleste” by the 19th century artist Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux transfixes me.

From New York Times

Bouchardon created sculptures for the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, the former home of French royalty, and also made the Fontaine des Quatre Saisons in rue de Grenelle, Paris.

From BBC