Word
tres
Definition
adv. very or extremely. It is a word borrowed from French that people sometimes use to sound fancy or sophisticated.
adv. to a very high degree; extremely. Borrowed from French and used primarily in English as a stylistic marker of sophistication or irony.
Examples
“The new restaurant is tres chic.”
“She arrived at the gala looking tres elegant in her vintage silk gown.”
“While the decor was perhaps a bit tres much for a simple office, it certainly made a lasting impression on every client who walked through the door.”
Examples
simple
“The new restaurant is tres chic.”
contextual
“She arrived at the gala looking tres elegant in her vintage silk gown.”
complex
“While the decor was perhaps a bit tres much for a simple office, it certainly made a lasting impression on every client who walked through the door.”
Usage
Typically precedes the adjective it modifies; often used in the phrase 'tres chic'.
Real-World Examples
“También observamos que los socorristas con TEPT tenían cerebros que parecían aproximadamente tres años más viejos que su edad cronológica.” “Hoy en día puede costar tres veces más, un precio considerablemente superior al de, por ejemplo, el roble rojo, que ronda los 1.500 USD por metro cúbico .” Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tres (“three”). Doublet of three and trey.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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