Grammatical class

Noun

vingtaine

about twenty

Details

Syllables

ving-tai-ne

Phonetics

vɛ̃.tɛn

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3462

Freq. (movies)

7257

Freq. (news)

1579

Sentences

Il y en a une vingtaine.

There are about twenty of them.

A1

Elle doit encore être dans la vingtaine.

She must still be in her twenties.

A1

Je reviens dans une vingtaine de minutes.

I'll be back in twenty minutes or so.

A1

Il semble qu’elle ait passé la vingtaine.

It seems she is over thirty years old.

A1

Dan était dans la vingtaine quand il a été tué par un camion.

Dan was in his early twenties when he was killed by a truck.

A2

Il n'a pas la vingtaine avancé, il a 31 ans donc il a tout juste la trentaine.

He is not in his late 20s, he is 31 so he is in his early 30s.

A2

De la vingtaine d'élèves, un seul avait lu le livre.

Out of twenty students, only one had read the book.

B1

Tom et Marie ont une vingtaine d'enfants, mais ils ne sont pas certains du chiffre exact.

Tom and Mary have about 20 children, but they're not quite sure of the exact number.

B1