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trentaine

about thirty

noun trahn-TEN Rare

Also means

one's thirties

Usage Note

trentaine is a collective numeral noun, like dizaine (about ten) or vingtaine (about twenty). Une trentaine de personnes means about thirty people. Avoir la trentaine means to be in one's thirties. It carries a softer, approximate sense compared to the exact number trente.

Examples

"Une trentaine de personnes attendaient dehors."

Natural Translation

About thirty people were waiting outside.

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