xviis

Frequency: Very High

Translation

num. le chiffre romain pour 17.

Real-world Examples

The most recent visitors to China's space station, the Shenzhou XVII astronauts, are now growing lettuce, scallion and cherry tomato.

Les derniers visiteurs de la station spatiale chinoise, les astronautes de Shenzhou XVII, cultivent désormais de la laitue, de la ciboulette et des tomates cerises.

Source: Selected English short passages

For example, many Italians fear the number 17, because the Roman numeral XVII can be rearranged to form the word VIXI meaning my life had ended.

Par exemple, beaucoup d'Italiens ont peur du nombre 17, car le chiffre romain XVII peut être réorganisé pour former le mot VIXI, qui signifie « ma vie est terminée ».

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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