French Conversation · Level 52
75 words
French word
trentenaire
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁɑ̃tənɛʁ/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)thirtysomething
Example
Sa collègue, une trentenaire, est gentille.
Her colleague, a woman in her thirties, is nice.
More examples
Il y a beaucoup de trentenaires dans ce quartier.
There are many people in their thirties in this neighborhood.
Core concept
A person marked somewhere in the 30s on an age chart.
Common phrases
des trentenaires
people in their thirties
une trentenaire
a woman in her thirties
Similar words
trentaine: An age of around thirty.
vingtenaire: A person in their twenties.
quadragénaire: A person in their forties.
Definition in French
Indique une personne ayant entre 30 et 39 ans.
Word origin
French formed trentenaire by joining trente to -enaire, an ending found in words naming people by their age decade.
Usage tips
- Dans la trentaine means in one's thirties, whereas une trentaine means about thirty of something.