Grammatical class
Noun
quarantaine
a number or group of or about forty
Details
Syllables
qua-ran-tai-ne
Phonetics
ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
5123
Freq. (movies)
4695
Freq. (news)
2945
Sentences
Il a passé la quarantaine.
He is past forty.
A1
Mon oncle a la quarantaine.
My uncle is in his forties.
A1
Il doit avoir la quarantaine.
He is about forty.
A1
Elle doit avoir la quarantaine environ.
She must be about 40.
A1
Ça m'est égal, la durée de la quarantaine !
I don't care how long quarantine lasts!
A2
Flavio était dans un immeuble en quarantaine.
Flavio was in a quarantined building.
A2
Le coronavirus se répandant, la Chine a placé des villes entières en quarantaine.
China quarantined entire cities as the coronavirus spread.
B2