la quarantaine

quarantine

k a . ʁ ɑ̃ . t ɛ n
quarant forty + aine group or approximate quantity of
noun · feminine Uncommon #18,721
quarantine Usually refers to isolation to prevent the spread of disease; can also mean a period of about forty (e.g., age), but that meaning is less common for beginners.
FR: Il est en quarantaine après son voyage.
EN: He is in quarantine after his trip.

Peut-être est-ce que je traverse ma crise de la quarantaine.

Maybe I'm going through my midlife crisis.

Pourrait-on imposer une quarantaine aux prédateurs?

Could predators be quarantined?

— Zootopie (2016)

À l'arrivée, vous serez mis en quarantaine.

Upon arrival, you will be quarantined.

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

Il doit avoir la quarantaine.

He must be in his forties.

Elle doit avoir la quarantaine environ.

She must be around forty.

Une quarantaine de minutes.

About forty minutes.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Il a passé la quarantaine.

He is over forty.

La quarantaine, chemise blanche, cravate.

Around forty years old, white shirt, tie.

— Chute libre (1993)

C'est une quarantaine!

It’s about forty!

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Une quarantaine.

About forty.

Je ne traverse pas ma crise de la quarantaine!

I'm not going through a midlife crisis!

La ville a été mise en quarantaine!

The city has been quarantined!

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

Le rapport du coroner parle de la fin quarantaine.

The coroner's report mentions the end of quarantine.

— Le Sifflet (2026)

La quarantaine, je suppose?

Forty, I suppose?

— Le Miroir (1975)

Je sais que les autres seront mis en quarantaine.

I know the others will be quarantined.

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

Et la règle de quarantaine de la section scientifique?

And what about the quarantine rule for the scientific section?

Mon oncle a la quarantaine.

My uncle is in his forties.

Elle nous fait une crise de la quarantaine.

She's having a midlife crisis.

En quarantaine.

In quarantine.

La quarantaine.

The forties.