Forty - Quarante (The 2436th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Forty is Quarante. It can be used as noun, pronoun. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2436th most common word in French. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: forty

French: quarante

Examples


Forty years passed.	Quarante ans ont passé.
This book contains forty photographs.	Ce livre contient quarante photographies.
He is a little over forty.	Il a un peu plus de quarante ans.
She is certainly above forty.	Elle a certainement plus de quarante ans.
She is certainly over forty.	Elle a certainement plus de quarante ans.
Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, hundred.	Dix, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix, cent.
Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred.	Dix, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix, cent.
I'm forty years old.	J'ai quarante ans.

Forty people attended.	Quarante personnes étaient présentes.
Forty people were present.	Quarante personnes étaient présentes.
I think she's forty.	Je pense qu'elle a quarante ans.
Mr. Smith established this school forty years ago.	M. Smith a fondé cette école il y a quarante ans.
Life begins at forty.	La vie commence à quarante ans.
She is forty years old.	Elle a quarante ans.
Did you say fourteen or forty	Vous avez dit quatorze ou quarante
There are forty people in the group.	Il y a quarante personnes dans le groupe.
The museum hosts over forty motorports-related vehicles.	Le musée accueille plus de quarante véhicules liés aux sports mécaniques.
Forty days after that was automatically February 2nd.	Quarante jours après, cela tombe automatiquement le 2 février.
He has done about twenty films over forty years.	Il a fait environ une vingtaine de films en plus de quarante ans.
Forty participants representing government ministries, academia and industry participated.	Quarante participants représentant les ministères et les milieux universitaires et industriels y ont pris part.
Forty MEPs voted on important matters.	Il n'y avait que quarante députés pour voter sur des questions importantes.