la cinquantaine

Definition & Meaning of "cinquantaine"in French

La cinquantaine
01

around fifty, about fifty, roughly fifty

ensemble approximatif d'environ cinquante personnes, objets ou unités
Grammatical Information
Countable
Gender
Feminine
Examples
Une cinquantaine d' étudiants participent au projet.
Roughly fifty students are taking part in the project.
02

one's fifties, around fifty years old, fifties

période de la vie située autour de l'âge de cinquante ans
Examples
Beaucoup de personnes changent de carrière à la cinquantaine.
Many people change careers in their fifties.
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