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seventy ['sevəntɪ]1 noun2 pronoun∎ seventy-one soixante-onze;∎ seventy-two soixante-douze;∎ seventy-nine soixante-dix-neuf;∎ seventy-first soixante-onzième;∎ seventy-second soixante-douzième; see also fifty -
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['sevnti] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 70.) soixante-dix2) (the age of 70.) soixante-dix ans2. adjective1) (70 in number.) soixante-dix2) (aged 70.) de soixante-dix ans•- seventy-- seventies - seventieth - seventy-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is seventy years old.) septuagénaire -
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(record) 78 tours m inv;∎ a collection of old 78s une collection de vieux 78 toursUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > seventy-eight
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[ˌsevəntɪ'eɪt]noun Audioa seventy-eight (record ou disc) — un soixante-dix-huit tours m inv
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noun (a person or animal that is seventy years old.) septuagénaire -
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[septjuə‹i'neəriən, ]( American[) - uə-](a person from seventy to seventy-nine years old.) septuagénaire -
12 seventieth
1) (one of seventy equal parts.) soixante-dixième2) (( also adjective) (the) last of seventy (people, things etc); (the) next after the sixty-ninth.) soixante-dixième -
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Note that where English says to be X years old, French says avoir X ans (to have X years).How old?how old are you?= quel âge as-tu?what age is she?= quel âge a-t-elle?The word ans (years) is never dropped:he is forty years oldor he is forty= il a quarante ansshe’s eighty= elle a quatre-vingts ansthe house is a hundred years old= la maison a cent ansa man of fifty= un homme de cinquante ansa child of eight and a half= un enfant de huit ans et demiI feel sixteen= j’ai l’impression d’avoir seize anshe looks sixteen= on lui donnerait seize ansNote the use of de after âgé and à l’âge:a woman aged thirty= une femme âgée de trente ansat the age of forty= à l’âge de quarante ansMrs Smith, aged forty= Mme Smith, âgée de quarante ansDo not confuse que and de used with plus and moins:I’m older than you= je suis plus âgé que toishe’s younger than him= elle est plus jeune que luiAnne’s two years younger= Anne a deux ans de moinsMargot’s older than Suzanne by five years= Margot a cinq ans de plus que SuzanneRobert’s younger than Thomas by six years= Robert a six ans de moins que ThomasX-year-olda forty-year-old= quelqu’un de quarante ansa sixty-year-old woman= une femme de soixante ansan eighty-year-old pensioner= un retraité de quatre-vingts ansthey’ve got an eight-year-old= ils ont un enfant de huit ansand a five-year-old= et un autre de cinq ansNote the various ways of saying these in French:he is about fifty= il a environ cinquante ansor il a une cinquantaine d’annéesor (less formally) il a dans les cinquante ans(Other round numbers in -aine used to express age are dizaine (10), vingtaine (20), trentaine (30), quarantaine (40), soixantaine (60) and centaine (100).)she’s just over sixty= elle vient d’avoir soixante ansshe’s just under seventy= elle aura bientôt soixante-dix ansshe’s in her sixties= elle a entre soixante et soixante-dix ansshe’s in her early sixties= elle a entre soixante et soixante-cinq ansshe’s in her late sixties= elle va avoir soixante-dix ansor (less formally) elle va sur ses soixante-dix ansshe must be seventy= elle doit avoir soixante-dix anshe’s in his mid forties= il a entre quarante et cinquante ansor (less formally) il a dans les quarante-cinq anshe’s just ten= il a tout juste dix anshe’s barely twelve= il a à peine douze ansgames for the under twelves= jeux pour les moins de douze ansonly for the over eighties= seulement pour les plus de quatre-vingts ans -
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['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) actif2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) actif3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) actif4) (in force: The rule is still active.) en vigueur5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) en activité6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) actif•- actively - activity -
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1) (one of eighty equal parts: eleven eightieths.) quatre-vingtième2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eighty (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventy-ninth.) quatre-vingtième -
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['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) sou, cent3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, cent• -
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1) (the period of time between a person's seventieth and eightieth birthdays.) entre soixante-dix et soixante-dix-neuf ans2) (the range of temperatures between seventy and eighty degrees.) dans les soixante-dix degrés3) (the period of time between the seventieth and eightieth years of a century.) de (...) soixante-dix à (...) soixante- dix-neuf -
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1) (the period of time between one's sixtieth and seventieth birthdays.) la soixantaine2) (the range of temperatures between sixty and seventy degrees.) températures entre soixante et soixante-neuf degrés3) (the period of time between the sixtieth and seventieth years of a century.) les années soixante -
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[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) travée, portée2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) durée2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) traverser -
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bounce [baʊns]1 noun∎ Sport he caught the ball on the bounce il a pris la balle au bond;∎ Sport you get a better bounce on grass cela rebondit mieux sur l'herbe∎ there isn't much bounce in this ball cette balle ne rebondit pas beaucoup;∎ I'd like to put some bounce in my hair je voudrais donner du volume à mes cheveux;∎ figurative he's still full of bounce at seventy à soixante-dix ans il est encore plein d'énergie∎ to give sb the bounce virer qn;∎ he got the bounce il s'est fait virer∎ on the bounce (in succession) à la suite(a) (cause to spring) faire rebondir;∎ she bounced the ball against or off the wall elle fit rebondir la balle sur le mur;∎ he bounced the baby on his knee il a fait sauter l'enfant sur son genou;∎ Telecommunications signals are bounced off a satellite les signaux sont renvoyés ou retransmis par satellite;∎ to bounce an idea off sb soumettre une idée à qn∎ the bank bounced my cheque la banque a refusé mon chèque∎ the ball bounced down the steps la balle a rebondi de marche en marche;∎ the knapsack bounced up and down on his back le sac à dos tressautait sur ses épaules;∎ the bicycle bounced along the bumpy path le vélo faisait des bonds sur le chemin cahoteux;∎ the hailstones were bouncing off the roof les grêlons rebondissaient sur le toit∎ we bounced up and down on the bed nous faisions des bonds sur le lit;∎ she came bouncing into/out of the room elle est entrée dans/sortie de la pièce d'un bond∎ I hope this cheque won't bounce j'espère que ce chèque ne sera pas refusé►► Computing bounce message = message électronique non délivré revenu à l'expéditeur;Sport bounce pass (in basketball) passe m par rebond(ball) rebondir; (person → after illness, disappointment) se remettre rapidement; (Stock Exchange) reprendre, remonter;∎ Finance the pound has bounced back against the dollar la livre a regagné du terrain par rapport au dollar;∎ she bounced right back after her illness elle s'est vite rétablie après sa maladie
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