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    Dix-sept (en. Seventeen)

    /di sɛt/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    An integer.
    There are seventeen stars in the sky.
    Il y a dix-sept étoiles dans le ciel.
    The age of seventeen.
    She is seventeen years old today.
    Elle a dix-sept ans aujourd'hui.

    Etymology

    Seventeen is formed from the words 'ten' and 'seven', the cardinal numbers in French.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be seventeen years old
    To reach the age of seventeen.
    avoir dix-sept ans
    seventeenth
    Which designates a position in an order, corresponding to 17.
    dix-septième

    Related Words

    ten
    Number 10.
    dix
    seven
    Number 7.
    sept
    eighteen
    Number 18.
    dix-huit

    Slang Meanings

    Said of someone who is immature at that age.
    At seventeen, he is still way too 'seventeen' in his head.
    À dix-sept ans, il est encore bien trop 'dix-sept' dans sa tête.