No. 877 in French

âge

Age.

In a sentence

Quel est ton âge?
What is your age?
Here, the word 'âge' is used as a noun in a formal question about someone's age.
À cet âge, on apprend beaucoup.
At that age, one learns a lot.
In this sentence, 'âge' is used to express a specific time in life.
Son âge d'or était dans les années 80.
His golden age was in the 80s.
This usage of 'âge' conveys a metaphorical time of prosperity or peak in one's life.

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