"Ils sont nombreux."

Translation: They are numerous.

[GS_2015]

They are legion?

[jabenpor]

i have a questión, another more. If "nombre" is number why not "nombreux" is numbers? it seems logic.

[AabLevellen]

Nombre=Number
Nombres=Numbers

Nombreux=Numerous (masculine)
Nombreuse=Numerous (feminine singular)
Nombreuses=Numerous (feminine plural)

[duogm]

Whats the word for Numerous (masculine plural).

[Renardo_11]

If it's logical, do you have an example for such a plural form in French?

[rtrolle]

In the excersice before this one, an example said to use "Ce sont" whenever it could be substituted by "Ils sont" ... so what do we do?

[K333222]

"Ce sont" (plural version of "c'est") is used if it is followed by a plural noun ("ce sont des oiseaux"); "ils/elles sont" if there isn't any noun following, just an adjective (like in this exercise).

Sometimes even if there is no noun, we do use "c'est", mostly in an exclamation: "c'est beau !" (instead of "il est beau !")

[AnnaTall]

'there are many of them' should be a good enough translation, shouldn't it?

[Inked.Bookworm]

It means the same thing conceptually but is not a direct translation, which is what you are supposed to do for these exercises.

[ckolb2001]

Agree

[Sashank3]

There is not ils. Ils is only they. There will be c'est. hope i helped

[mohamedabd203067]

Ils means they and not there. Monsef Egypt

[PuertoRico_7213]

how do you say the "eux".

[tobarse]

Why "Several" is not accepted?

[Renardo_11]

Because several is (much) less than numerous.

[Bencloete]

Plentiful?

[Katy904099]

Why is'nt 'They are in great numbers' correct?

[Inked.Bookworm]

It's not a direct translation which is what you're supposed to do.

[jean-jacque1]

they are and they're should both be allowed