Words similar to deux
Example sentences for: deux
How can you use “deux” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
But the French equivalent, or near equivalent, is actually Un oiseau dans la main vaut deux dans la haie , A bird in the hand is worth two in the hedge.
They finally decide to have a meal á deux at a chic cordon bleu restaurant.
A literal translation would be Un oiseau dans la main vaut deux dans le buisson.
More to the point, to express this particular truism the French are more likely to say something quite different: Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras: One here-you-are is worth more than two you'll-get-it's.
It doesn't help that Theseus' own erotic pas de deux with Hippolyta (Sophie Marceau, divested of most of her lines along with her Amazonian spirit) is less sexually charged than an average coffee commercial.