No. 8,456 in French
adolescence
Adolescence: The transitional stage of physical and psychological development between childhood and adulthood.
In a sentence
L'adolescence est une période de découverte et de développement personnel.
Adolescence is a period of discovery and personal development.
Here, 'adolescence' is used as a noun referring to the stage of life between childhood and adulthood.
Durant mon adolescence, j'ai appris à jouer de la guitare.
During my adolescence, I learned to play the guitar.
In this sentence, 'adolescence' functions as a noun specifying the time frame in which the narrator experienced certain events.
Les défis de l'adolescence peuvent être difficiles à surmonter.
The challenges of adolescence can be difficult to overcome.
Here, 'adolescence' is used to encapsulate the general difficulties faced during this stage of life.
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