English–French
“about fifty” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/sɛ̃kɑ̃tɛn/
Example
Nous avons recruté une cinquantaine de bénévoles.
We recruited about fifty volunteers.
How to say “about fifty” in French
“About fifty” in French is cinquantaine.
A counted cluster near fifty that can also label the decade of a person's fifties.
Example sentences with cinquantaine
J'ai acheté une cinquantaine de brochures pour la foire.
I bought about fifty brochures for the fair.
Tips for using cinquantaine
- Une cinquantaine normally means about fifty things or people, whereas dans la cinquantaine means being in one's fifties.