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Or all three together - why not "ou tous les trois ensemble"?

Brian B.C1Kwiziq community member

Or all three together - why not "ou tous les trois ensemble"?

Since the word "all" appears in English in the phrase "all three together", why can't a possible translation be "tous les trois ensemble"? I've commonly seen tous les deux used in French to mean both of them. 

Thanks!

-Brian

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Or all three together - why not "ou tous les trois ensemble"?

Since the word "all" appears in English in the phrase "all three together", why can't a possible translation be "tous les trois ensemble"? I've commonly seen tous les deux used in French to mean both of them. 

Thanks!

-Brian

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