English–French

“about ten” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/dizɛn/

Example

J'ai une dizaine de pages à lire.

I have about ten pages to read.

Illustration for dizaine (about ten)

How to say “about ten” in French

“About ten” in French is dizaine.

A loose bundle of items gathered around the size of ten.

Full entry for dizaine: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with dizaine

J'ai dépensé une dizaine d'euros hier.

I spent about ten euros yesterday.

Tips for using dizaine

  • The usual pattern is une dizaine de followed by a bare plural noun, as in une dizaine de pages, not une dizaine des pages for a general estimate.

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