quarante-six
French, number/ka.ʁɑ̃t.sis/
quarante-six is spelled Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-E-S-I-X (11 letters). Quarante-six is a French number meaning “forty-six” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does quarante-six mean in English?
number
- 1
forty-six
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Quarante-cinq plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 46. 2. Quarante-sixième.
noun: 1. Nombre 46, entier naturel après quarante-cinq. 2. Chose portant le numéro 46. 3. Année qui se termine par 46, par exemple 1946.
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-six?
- /ka.ʁɑ̃t.sis/
- \ka.ʁɑ̃t.sis\
- \ka.ʁɑ̃t.si\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.