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    Quarante-deux (en. Forty-two)

    /kaʁɑ̃t dø/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    The number after forty and before forty-three.
    I am forty-two years old.
    J'ai quarante-deux ans.
    A score or quantity equal to forty-two.
    The team scored forty-two points.
    L'équipe a marqué quarante-deux points.
    The identifier of an object, place, or concept specified by the number 42.
    Bus number forty-two arrives in five minutes.
    Le bus numéro quarante-deux arrive dans cinq minutes.

    Etymology

    Formed from the words 'quarante' and 'deux', which are the French words for the numbers 40 and 2.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    forty-second heaven
    An extreme state of happiness.
    quarante-deuxième ciel
    to be 42 years old
    Having reached that age.
    avoir 42 ans
    forty-two on the counter
    Having completed 42 units of something.
    quarante-deux au compteur

    Related Words

    forty
    The number 40.
    quarante
    two
    The number 2.
    deux

    Slang Meanings

    A symbolic number often associated with humor or philosophy.
    The answer to the great question of life is forty-two.
    La réponse à la grande question de la vie est quarante-deux.
    In certain contexts, it can refer to a complicated situation.
    This matter is all about forty-two!
    C'est du quarante-deux, cette affaire !