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ado

teenager, teen

noun ah-DOH Rare
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Usage Note

Ado is an informal shortening of adolescent(e) and is very common in everyday speech. It can be masculine or feminine: un ado / une ado. The full form adolescent is used in formal or written contexts. Les ados (plural) is the usual way to refer to teenagers as a group.

Examples

"Les ados passent beaucoup de temps sur leur téléphone."

Natural Translation

Teenagers spend a lot of time on their phones.

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