quarante-sept
French, number/ka.ʁɑ̃t.sɛt/
quarante-sept is spelled Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-E-S-E-P-T (12 letters). Quarante-sept is a French number meaning “forty-seven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does quarante-sept mean in English?
number
- 1
forty-seven
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Quarante-six plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 47. 2. Quarante-septième.
noun: 1. Nombre 47, entier naturel après quarante-six. 2. Chose portant le numéro 47. 3. Année qui se termine par 47, par exemple 1947.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce quarante-sept?
- /ka.ʁɑ̃t.sɛt/
- \ka.ʁɑ̃t.sɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.