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    Age (en. Age)

    /aʒ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Period of a person's life.
    At the age of ten, he began to play the piano.
    À l'âge de dix ans, il a commencé à jouer du piano.
    Unit of measurement of elapsed time.
    This piece of furniture is over a hundred years old.
    Ce meuble a plus d'un siècle d'âge.
    Phase of development of a civilization.
    The Stone Age is a significant period in human history.
    L'âge de pierre est une période marquante de l'histoire humaine.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'aetatem', which means 'duration of life'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    golden age
    A period of prosperity and happiness.
    âge d'or
    adulthood
    The period of life when a person is considered an adult.
    âge adulte
    act one's age
    To behave according to one's age.
    faire son âge

    Related Words

    youth
    Period of life between childhood and adulthood.
    jeunesse
    old age
    Final phase of a living being's life.
    vieillesse
    maturity
    State of a person or thing that has reached its full development.
    maturité

    Slang Meanings

    To be in one's thirties
    He is in his thirties, so he is aging quickly.
    Il est dans sa trentaine, donc il vieillit vite.
    To be old-fashioned
    He has ideas from another age, he is really old-fashioned.
    Il a des idées d'un autre âge, c'est vraiment vieux jeu.