Crossword answer · 4 letters
Très definition and meaning
treh · French adverb; Spanish numeral
TRES
What does Très mean?
French très means very and intensifies a description. Spanish tres, without that accent, means three.
What does TRES mean in a crossword?
TRES answers the reviewed clue “"___ chic!".” The French word chic points to a French intensifier rather than an English synonym.
Why is TRES useful to learn?
In “très chic,” the French adverb strengthens chic. In a Spanish number clue, TRES is instead the numeral three.
Common clue patterns
- Very, in French
- The intensifier in très chic
- Three, in Spanish
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
A grid may omit the accent from TRÈS, making the two written entries look identical. Language context, not the four letters alone, chooses the sense.