Several - Plusieurs (The 213th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Several is Plusieurs. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. It can be used as adjective, pronoun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 213th most common word in French. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: several

French: plusieurs

Examples


There exist several stars which are larger than our Sun.	Il y a plusieurs étoiles qui sont plus grandes que notre Soleil.
I've ordered several books from England.	J'ai commandé plusieurs livres d'Angleterre.
Several children are playing on the sandy beach.	Plusieurs enfants sont en train de jouer sur la plage.
I'm going to stay here for several days.	Je vais rester ici plusieurs jours.
They had several children.	Ils eurent plusieurs enfants.
I had forgotten that I had met her several years ago.	J'avais oublié que je l'avais rencontrée il y a plusieurs années.
He came several times.	Il est venu plusieurs fois.
He asked his teacher several questions.	Il a posé plusieurs questions à son professeur.

This has come about through several causes.	Cela s'est produit par plusieurs causes.
She worked for several hours.	Il a travaillé plusieurs heures.
They had several children.	Ils avaient plusieurs enfants.
The company has sent several representatives to discuss the matter.	La société a envoyé plusieurs représentants pour discuter de la question.
It took me several hours to find it.	Il m'a fallu plusieurs heures pour le trouver.
He tried several times, but failed.	Il essaya plusieurs fois mais ne réussit pas.
There are several forms of government.	Il y a plusieurs formes de gouvernement.
He has been warned on several occasions.	On l'a averti à plusieurs reprises.
Air is a mixture of several gases.	L'air est un mélange de plusieurs gaz.
The temperature fell several degrees.	La température descendit de plusieurs degrés.
Several newspapers published the story.	Plusieurs journaux ont publié cette histoire.
The band played several marches.	La fanfare joua plusieurs marches.
Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.	Plusieurs cottages ont été isolés par l'inondation.