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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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cinquantaine [sɛ̃kɑ̃tɛn] N f

1. cinquantaine (environ cinquante):

cinquantaine
about fifty
une cinquantaine d'étudiants manifestaient
fifty or so students were demonstrating, about fifty students were demonstrating
avoir une cinquantaine d'années
to be about fifty
la cinquantaine de passagers qui attendaient
the fifty or so passengers who were waiting
il y en a une bonne cinquantaine
there are well over fifty of them
il y a une cinquantaine d'années
about fifty years ago
nous étions une cinquantaine/plus d'une cinquantaine
there were about fifty of us/more than fifty of us
il faut compter une cinquantaine d'euros
it's going to cost around fifty euros

2. cinquantaine (âge):

avoir la cinquantaine
to be about fifty
avoir la cinquantaine
to be fiftyish inf
approcher de la cinquantaine
to be getting on for fifty
Bernard, la cinquantaine bedonnante, est employé de bureau
Bernard, fifty and pot-bellied, works in an office
il a la cinquantaine bien tassée inf
he's well past fifty
passer le cap de la cinquantaine
to pass the fifty mark
franchir le cap de la cinquantaine
to turn fifty
il accuse (bien) la cinquantaine
he looks all of his fifty years
un monsieur d'une cinquantaine d'années
a man of about fifty
il a une cinquantaine de bêtes
he has around 50 head of cattle
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midlife
de la cinquantaine
in middle life
au milieu de ma/ta etc vie, aux alentours de la cinquantaine
to be pushing 50
friser la cinquantaine

in the PONS Dictionary

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cinquantaine [sɛ̃kɑ̃tɛn] N f

1. cinquantaine (environ cinquante):

une cinquantaine de personnes/pages
about fifty people/pages

2. cinquantaine (âge approximatif):

avoir la cinquantaine [ou une cinquantaine d'années]
to be about fifty (years old)
approcher de la cinquantaine
to be getting on for fifty
avoir (largement) dépassé la cinquantaine
to be (well) over fifty (years old)
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middle age
≈ cinquantaine f
middle-aged
d'une cinquantaine d'années
midlife crisis
crise f aux alentours de la cinquantaine
50 odd people
une cinquantaine de personnes
in the PONS Dictionary
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cinquantaine [sɛ͂kɑ͂tɛn] N f

1. cinquantaine (environ cinquante):

une cinquantaine de personnes/pages
about fifty people/pages

2. cinquantaine (âge approximatif):

avoir la cinquantaine [ou une cinquantaine d'années]
to be about fifty (years old)
approcher de la cinquantaine
to be pushing fifty
avoir (largement) dépassé la cinquantaine
to be (well) over fifty (years old)
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middle age
≈ cinquantaine f
middle-aged
d'une cinquantaine d'années
50 odd people
une cinquantaine de personnes

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

une cinquantaine de personnes/pages
about fifty people/pages
avoir la cinquantaine [ou une cinquantaine d'années]
to be about fifty (years old)
approcher de la cinquantaine
to be getting on for fifty
avoir (largement) dépassé la cinquantaine
to be (well) over fifty (years old)
midlife crisis
crise f aux alentours de la cinquantaine

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