age Signification, définition

Signification de age en français

• 0 the number of years sb or sth has lived or existed -- âge [ masculine ]

  • died at the age of 88 est décédé à l’âge de 88 ans

  • starting school at age 4 commençant l’école à l’âge de 4 ans

  • children of all ages des enfants de tous âges

  • determining the age of the dinosaur bones déterminant l’âge des ossements du dinosaure

  • She’s tall for her age. Elle est grande pour son âge.

  • children in the 1-4 age group les enfants dans la tranche d’âge des 1 à 4 ans

  • the age limit for drinking alcohol la limite d’âge pour boire de l’alcool

• 1 time in life when you can do sth -- âge [ masculine ]

  • young people who have reached voting age les jeunes gens qui ont atteint l’âge de voter

• 2 period of history -- âge [ masculine ]

  • the Golden Age of Ancient Greece l’âge d’or de la Gréce antique

  • in this age of mobile electronics à cette époque de l’électronique mobile

• 3 to become or look older -- vieillir

  • She had aged noticeably since then. Elle avait visiblement vieilli depuis lors.

  • as the population ages tandis que la population vieillit

• 4 the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed -- âge

  • He began learning piano at the age of six (years)

  • What age is she?

• 5 a particular period of time -- époque, âge

  • This machine was the wonder of the age

  • the Middle Ages.

• 6 the quality of being old -- âge

  • This wine will improve with age

  • With the wisdom of age, he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.

• 7 a very long time -- éternité

  • We’ve been waiting (for) ages for a bus.

• 8 to (cause to) grow old or look old -- vieillir

  • He has aged a lot since I last saw him

  • His troubles have aged him.