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la quarantaine

/ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn/ noun · feminine B1
  1. a number or group of or about forty
  2. one's forties (period of life between ages 40 and 49) · une femme dans la quarantaine a woman in her forties
  3. quarantine (isolation to prevent contamination)

Plural quarantaines

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en effet, tant qu'on n'a pas franchi la quarantaine… Non, je ne danse pas ; mais j'aime à voir danser.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 693 · C1
J'ai mis huit jours à aller, huit jours à revenir, plus quatre jours de quarantaine, et quarante-huit heures de séjour, cela fait bien mes trois semaines.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 839 · C1

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