Soixante (en. Sixty)

/swa.sɑ̃t/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
Sixty is a cardinal number.
There are sixty students in this class.
Il y a soixante élèves dans cette classe.
Sixty can also refer to a group of people or objects.
The festival attracted sixty artists.
Le festival a attiré soixante artistes.

Etymology

From Latin 'sexaginta' meaning sixty.

Common Phrases and Expressions

sixty years
indicates an age of sixty years.
soixante ans
to turn sixty
to reach the age of sixty years.
faire soixante
sixty shades
expression denoting a wide range of variations.
soixante-nuances

Related Words

fifty-nine
Number that precedes sixty.
cinquante-neuf
sixty-one
Number that follows sixty.
soixante-et-un

Slang Meanings

sixty-year-old
He became sixty this year.
Il est devenu soixantenaire cette année.