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    Quatre-vingts (en. Eighty)

    /katr vɛ̃/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    The number 80.
    There are eighty students in this school.
    Il y a quatre-vingts élèves dans cette école.
    A group or collection of eighty units.
    The book contains eighty pages.
    Le livre contient quatre-vingts pages.

    Etymology

    Comes from Old French 'quatre' and 'vingts', which literally means 'four times twenty'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    eighty years
    A term often used to refer to the age of 80 years.
    quatre-vingts ans
    eighty kilometers
    Used to talk about a distance of 80 kilometers.
    quatre-vingts kilomètres

    Related Words

    eighty-nine
    Cardinal number representing eighty-nine.
    quatre-vingt-dix
    twenty
    Cardinal number representing 20.
    vingt

    Slang Meanings

    Octante (used in Switzerland).
    It is often said 'octante' instead of 'quatre-vingts'.
    On dit souvent 'octante' au lieu de 'quatre-vingts'.
    Usage in marketing to refer to offers at 80 euros.
    This promotion starts at eighty euros.
    Cette promotion démarre à quatre-vingts euros.