No. 11,272 in French

quarante

"Quarante" means "forty" in English.

In a sentence

Il y a quarante étudiants dans la classe.
There are forty students in the class.
Here, 'quarante' is used as a cardinal number to indicate quantity.
À quarante ans, elle a décidé de changer de carrière.
At forty years old, she decided to change her career.
In this sentence, 'quarante' represents an age value, representing forty years.
Le livre coûte quarante euros.
The book costs forty euros.
This use of 'quarante' signifies a monetary amount, specifically forty euros.

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