No. 3,254 in French
soixantaine
"Soixantaine" means "about sixty" or "a group of sixty."
In a sentence
Il a une soixantaine d’années.
He is around sixty years old.
Used to indicate an approximate age, meaning around sixty, often used in casual speech to give an age estimate.
Nous avons vu une foule d’environ une soixantaine de personnes.
We saw a crowd of around sixty people.
Used to describe a rough count of individuals, conveying approximation in the context of counting people.
Elle a ramassé une soixantaine de coquillages sur la plage.
She collected around sixty seashells on the beach.
Used to describe an estimated count of items, emphasizing approximation in the context of collecting objects.
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