What does dizaine in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word dizaine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dizaine in French.
The word dizaine in French means ten, around ten, about ten, ten days, decade of the rosary. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word dizaine
tennom féminin (groupe de dix unités) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pour faire une addition, on compte d'abord les unités, puis les dizaines, et enfin les centaines. To add up a sum, you count the single numbers first, then the tens, and finally the hundreds. |
around ten, about tennom féminin (groupe de dix ou environ) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il y avait une dizaine d'étudiants dans la cour. Il y avait des dizaines d'oiseaux dans le jardin ; trop pour pouvoir les compter. There were tens of birds in the garden; too many to be able to count. |
ten daysnom féminin (dix jours) (plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.") Je vous répondrai sous dizaine. I'll reply to you within ten days. |
decade of the rosarynom féminin (suite de dix prières) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tous les jours, la vieille dame s'asseyait dans l'église et disait une dizaine. Every day, the old lady would sit in the church saying a decade of the rosary. |
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