quarantaine
Meaning
- a number or group of or about forty
- One's forties (period of life between ages 40 and 49): une femme dans la quarantaine
- quarantine (isolation to prevent contamination)
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn/
Etymology
From quarante + -aine, the medical sense a calque of Italian quarantena.
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Sentences
Une quarantaine d'arbres et de buissons sont identifiés .
About forty trees and bushes are identified.
