French Conversation · Level 8
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French word
trente
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁɑ̃t/
Meaning
- numberthirty
Example
Il a trente ans.
He is thirty years old.
More examples
Le rabais est de trente pour cent.
The discount is thirty percent.
Core concept
Three rows of ten gathered into one counted block, which can also suggest an approximate group near that number.
Common phrases
avoir trente ans
be thirty years old
trente pour cent
thirty percent
à trente ans
at age thirty
Similar words
dix: A cardinal numeral representing the number 10.
vingt: A cardinal numeral representing the number 20.
cent: A cardinal numeral representing the number 100.
Definition in French
Nombre indiquant trois dizaines, utilisé comme déterminant devant un nom ou comme substantif numérique.
Word origin
The numeral comes from Latin triginta, whose Old French descendants changed in sound and spelling before becoming modern French trente.
Usage tips
- La trentaine means roughly the thirties or about thirty, rather than exactly trente.
Related words
- trentainearound thirtynoun
- trentièmethirtiethordinal number
- trentenaireperson in their thirtiesnoun