Vingt-neuf (en. Twenty-nine)

[vɛ̃t.nœf]

Meaning & Definition

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noun

The cardinal number 29.

There are twenty-nine days in February this year.

Il y a vingt-neuf jours dans le mois de février cette année.

A digit used in mathematics.

Twenty-nine is a prime number.

Vingt-neuf est un nombre premier.

From the Latin 'viginti' for twenty and 'novem' for nine.

twenty-nine days

A period of 29 days.

vingt-neuf jours

twenty-nine years

An age of 29 years.

vingt-neuf ans

twenty-eight

Whole number that precedes twenty-nine.

vingt-huit

thirty

Whole number that follows twenty-nine.

trente

number

General term for denoting a number.

numéro

Used in popular language to refer to something that is almost complete but not quite.

It's not perfect yet, it's just twenty-nine.

C'est pas encore parfait, c'est juste vingt-neuf.