cinquantaine
French → English
noun//sɛ̃.kɑ̃.tɛn//
(quantity) About fifty: a collection of approximately fifty things or people
Une cinquantaine de manifestants se sont réunis devant la mairie.
(English) About fifty protesters gathered in front of the town hall.
Le fermier possède une cinquantaine de vaches dans son étable.
(English) The farmer has about fifty cows in his barn.
noun//sɛ̃.kɑ̃.tɛn//
(age) Fifties: the age between fifty and fifty-nine years old
C'est un homme élégant dans la cinquantaine qui dirige cette galerie d'art.
(English) He is an elegant man in his fifties who runs this art gallery.
Elle vient tout juste d'atteindre la cinquantaine ce mois-ci.
(English) She has just reached the age of fifty this month.
Entry ID: fr:en:cinquantaine · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary