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/dø/
1.
numeral
two (the number 2)
J'ai pris deux billets pour le concert de ce soir.
I got two tickets for the concert tonight.
2.
numeral
a short amount of time; informally 'a sec' or 'a couple (of)'
Attends‑moi deux secondes, je finis un truc.
Wait for me a sec, I'm finishing something.
Synonyms:un instant, quelques secondes
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Deux means "two" and is an invariable cardinal number in French.
USAGE
It's used for counting (*un, deux, trois*). It can function as a determiner (*deux pommes* - two apples) or a pronoun (*J'en veux deux* - I want two of them).
TRAPS
Its pronunciation changes! The 'x' is usually silent (*deux* /dø/), but it links with a vowel or silent 'h' for numbers like *deux ans* (/dø.z‿ɑ̃/ - two years) or *deux hommes* (/dø.z‿ɔm/ - two men).