# We were 276 souls on the ship

"There were two hundred and seventy-six of us in the ship." This is background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# souls

This is a metonym for the people themselves. Alternate translation: "people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])