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for·ties: noun
roar·ing ˈfor·ties: noun
for·ty: I. adjective and adverb II. noun
for·ty-ˈnin·er: noun
for·ty-track ˈdisk: noun

for·ties [ˈfɔ:tiz, Am ˈfɔ:rt̬iz] N pl

1. forties (temperature):

the forties the temperature seldom rises above the forties

die Temperatur steigt selten über vierzig Grad Fahrenheit [an]

to be in the forties

zwischen 40 und 50 Grad Fahrenheit sein

2. forties (age):

she must be in her forties

sie muss in den Vierzigern sein

[in] one's early/late forties

Anfang/Ende vierzig

3. forties (of century):

the forties

die Vierzigerjahre pl

forties' fashions/music

die Mode/Musik der Vierzigerjahre

4. forties GEOG:

the Forties

Gebiet der Nordsee zwischen Schottland und Norwegen

the Roaring Forties

stürmisches Meergebiet zwischen dem 40. und 50. südlichen Breitengrad

See also eight

I . eight [eɪt] ADJ

1. eight (number):

acht

eight times three is 24

acht mal drei ist 24

that costs £eight

das kostet acht Pfund

the number eight goes to the station

die Linie acht fährt zum Bahnhof

the score is eight three

es steht acht zu drei

there were eight of us

wir waren zu acht

they're sold in packets of eight

das gibt's im Achterpack

after ringing the bell eight times we ...

nachdem wir achtmal geklingelt hatten, ...

in eight times out of ten

in acht von zehn Fällen

in chapter eight

in Kapitel acht

in chapter eight

im achten Kapitel

a family of eight

eine achtköpfige Familie

eight and a quarter/half

achteinviertel/achteinhalb

eight times the amount of ...

achtmal so viel ...

one in eight [people]

in eight [different] colours/sizes

in acht [verschiedenen] Farben/Größen

to bet at eight to one

acht zu eins wetten

2. eight (age):

acht

a boy of eight

ein achtjähriger Junge

to be/turn eight [years old]

acht [Jahre alt] sein/werden

at the age of eight [or at eight [years old]] [or aged eight ]

mit acht Jahren

at the age of eight [or at eight [years old]] [or aged eight ]

im Alter von acht Jahren form

3. eight (time):

to be eight [o'clock]

acht [Uhr] sein

at eight [o'clock]

um acht [Uhr]

at eight am/pm

um acht Uhr morgens [o. früh] /abends [o. um zwanzig Uhr]

[at] about [or around] eight [o'clock]

gegen acht [Uhr]

ten/twenty [minutes] past [or Am usu after] eight [o'clock]

zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] nach acht [Uhr]

ten/twenty [minutes] to [or Am usu before] eight [o'clock]

zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] vor acht [Uhr]

just [or shortly] after/before eight [o'clock]

kurz nach/vor acht [Uhr]

half past eight [or Brit inf half eight ]

at eight thirty

at eight thirty

um acht Uhr dreißig

at eight twenty/forty-five

um zwanzig nach acht [o. acht Uhr zwanzig] /Viertel vor neun [o. drei viertel neun] [o. acht Uhr fünfundvierzig]

II . eight [eɪt] N

1. eight (number, symbol):

Acht f

Achter m A, CH

ten eights are eighty

zehn mal acht gibt [o. ist] [o. macht] achtzig

of the eight only two were English

von den acht waren nur zwei aus England

the number eight

the number eight (representing sth specific)

die Nummer Acht

two hundred and eight

zweihundert[und]acht

to divide sth into eight

etw in acht Teile [o. Stücke] teilen

we were divided up into groups of eight

wir wurden in Achtergruppen aufgeteilt

to go in eight at a time

zu je acht eintreten

2. eight SPORTS:

eight (boat)

Achter m

eight (crew also)

Achtermannschaft f

Achterrennen nt

number eight (rugby union forward)

last [or final] eight TENNIS

die letzten acht

he's reached the last eight

er hat das Viertelfinale erreicht

to skate a figure of eight [on the ice]

[auf dem Eis] eine Acht [o. A, CH einen Achter] laufen

3. eight:

eight Brit (clothing size)

[Kleidergröße] 36

eight Am

[Kleidergröße] 38

eight Brit (shoe size)

[Schuhgröße] 41

eight Am

[Schuhgröße] 39

4. eight CARDS:

Acht f

Achter m A, CH

eight of clubs/hearts

Kreuz-/Herz-Acht f

5. eight (public transport):

der Achter A, CH

Phrases:

to be behind the eight ball Am

im Nachteil sein

to have one past the eight Brit sl

einen über den Durst getrunken haben inf

roar·ing ˈfor·ties N METEO

the roaring forties

stürmische Klimazone am 40. Breitengrad

I . for·ty [ˈfɔ:ti, Am ˈfɔ:rt̬i] ADJ

1. forty (number):

Phrases:

to be fair, fat and forty Brit

den Zenith überschritten haben form

to have [or Am take] forty winks inf

ein Nickerchen [o. CH esp [Mittags]schläfchen] machen inf

II . for·ty [ˈfɔ:ti, Am ˈfɔ:rt̬i] N

1. forty (number):

Vierzig f

Vierziger m CH, A

2. forty inf (speed: 40 mph):

ca. fünfundsechzig km/h

3. forty (public transport):

4. forty TENNIS:

5. forty pl → forties

See also forties , eighty , eight

for·ties [ˈfɔ:tiz, Am ˈfɔ:rt̬iz] N pl

1. forties (temperature):

the forties the temperature seldom rises above the forties

die Temperatur steigt selten über vierzig Grad Fahrenheit [an]

to be in the forties

zwischen 40 und 50 Grad Fahrenheit sein

2. forties (age):

she must be in her forties

sie muss in den Vierzigern sein

[in] one's early/late forties

Anfang/Ende vierzig

3. forties (of century):

the forties

die Vierzigerjahre pl

forties' fashions/music

die Mode/Musik der Vierzigerjahre

4. forties GEOG:

the Forties

Gebiet der Nordsee zwischen Schottland und Norwegen

the Roaring Forties

stürmisches Meergebiet zwischen dem 40. und 50. südlichen Breitengrad

I . eighty [ˈeɪti, Am -t̬i] ADJ

1. eighty (number):

that costs eighty pounds

das kostet achtzig Pfund

the number eighty goes to the station

die Linie achtzig fährt zum Bahnhof

they're sold in packets of eighty

das gibt's im Achtzigerpack

eighty times the amount of ...

achtzig mal so viel ...

one in eighty [people]

2. eighty (age):

a man of eighty

ein achtzigjähriger Mann

to be/turn eighty

achtzig [Jahre alt] sein/werden

at the age of eighty [or at eighty [years old]] [or aged eighty ]

mit achtzig Jahren

at the age of eighty [or at eighty [years old]] [or aged eighty ]

im Alter von achtzig Jahren form

II . eighty [ˈeɪti, Am -t̬i] N

1. eighty (number):

Achtzig f

Achtziger m A, CH

of the eighty about half were English

von den achtzig kam ungefähr die Hälfte aus England

two hundred and eighty

zweihundert[und]achtzig

2. eighty (age):

to be in one's eighties

in den Achtzigern sein

to be in one's early/mid/late eighties

Anfang/Mitte/Ende achtzig sein

3. eighty (decade):

the eighties pl

die Achtzigerjahre

the eighties pl

pl in the eighties

in den Achtzigern

4. eighty (temperature):

to be in the eighties

um die 30 Grad Celsius warm sein

5. eighty inf (speed: 80 mph):

ca. hundertdreißig km/h

to do [or drive] eighty

hundertdreißig fahren

6. eighty (public transport):

I . eight [eɪt] ADJ

1. eight (number):

acht

eight times three is 24

acht mal drei ist 24

that costs £eight

das kostet acht Pfund

the number eight goes to the station

die Linie acht fährt zum Bahnhof

the score is eight three

es steht acht zu drei

there were eight of us

wir waren zu acht

they're sold in packets of eight

das gibt's im Achterpack

after ringing the bell eight times we ...

nachdem wir achtmal geklingelt hatten, ...

in eight times out of ten

in acht von zehn Fällen

in chapter eight

in Kapitel acht

in chapter eight

im achten Kapitel

a family of eight

eine achtköpfige Familie

eight and a quarter/half

achteinviertel/achteinhalb

eight times the amount of ...

achtmal so viel ...

one in eight [people]

in eight [different] colours/sizes

in acht [verschiedenen] Farben/Größen

to bet at eight to one

acht zu eins wetten

2. eight (age):

acht

a boy of eight

ein achtjähriger Junge

to be/turn eight [years old]

acht [Jahre alt] sein/werden

at the age of eight [or at eight [years old]] [or aged eight ]

mit acht Jahren

at the age of eight [or at eight [years old]] [or aged eight ]

im Alter von acht Jahren form

3. eight (time):

to be eight [o'clock]

acht [Uhr] sein

at eight [o'clock]

um acht [Uhr]

at eight am/pm

um acht Uhr morgens [o. früh] /abends [o. um zwanzig Uhr]

[at] about [or around] eight [o'clock]

gegen acht [Uhr]

ten/twenty [minutes] past [or Am usu after] eight [o'clock]

zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] nach acht [Uhr]

ten/twenty [minutes] to [or Am usu before] eight [o'clock]

zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] vor acht [Uhr]

just [or shortly] after/before eight [o'clock]

kurz nach/vor acht [Uhr]

half past eight [or Brit inf half eight ]

at eight thirty

at eight thirty

um acht Uhr dreißig

at eight twenty/forty-five

um zwanzig nach acht [o. acht Uhr zwanzig] /Viertel vor neun [o. drei viertel neun] [o. acht Uhr fünfundvierzig]

II . eight [eɪt] N

1. eight (number, symbol):

Acht f

Achter m A, CH

ten eights are eighty

zehn mal acht gibt [o. ist] [o. macht] achtzig

of the eight only two were English

von den acht waren nur zwei aus England

the number eight

the number eight (representing sth specific)

die Nummer Acht

two hundred and eight

zweihundert[und]acht

to divide sth into eight

etw in acht Teile [o. Stücke] teilen

we were divided up into groups of eight

wir wurden in Achtergruppen aufgeteilt

to go in eight at a time

zu je acht eintreten

2. eight SPORTS:

eight (boat)

Achter m

eight (crew also)

Achtermannschaft f

Achterrennen nt

number eight (rugby union forward)

last [or final] eight TENNIS

die letzten acht

he's reached the last eight

er hat das Viertelfinale erreicht

to skate a figure of eight [on the ice]

[auf dem Eis] eine Acht [o. A, CH einen Achter] laufen

3. eight:

eight Brit (clothing size)

[Kleidergröße] 36

eight Am

[Kleidergröße] 38

eight Brit (shoe size)

[Schuhgröße] 41

eight Am

[Schuhgröße] 39

4. eight CARDS:

Acht f

Achter m A, CH

eight of clubs/hearts

Kreuz-/Herz-Acht f

5. eight (public transport):

der Achter A, CH

Phrases:

to be behind the eight ball Am

im Nachteil sein

to have one past the eight Brit sl

einen über den Durst getrunken haben inf

for·ty-ˈnin·er N

forty-niner

Goldgräber m (während des Goldrausches 1849 in Kalifornien)

for·ty-track ˈdisk N COMPUT

forty-track disk

Diskette f mit 40 Spuren

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the Roaring Forties

stürmisches Meergebiet zwischen dem 40. und 50. südlichen Breitengrad

forties' fashions/music

die Mode/Musik der Vierzigerjahre

to be in one's forties

in den Vierzigern sein

to be in the forties

zwischen 40 und 50 Grad Fahrenheit sein

[in] one's early/late forties

Anfang/Ende vierzig

to be in one's middle forties/sixties

in den Mittvierzigern/-sechzigern sein

she must be in her forties

sie muss in den Vierzigern sein

the forties the temperature seldom rises above the forties

die Temperatur steigt selten über vierzig Grad Fahrenheit [an]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even travellers in their forties can not speak ("roker") full Romany. en.wikipedia.org

The bite activity then dies down again as water temperatures drift back down to the forties in late fall and early winter. en.wikipedia.org

He was a big man who into his forties would stare down anybody who he thought might hurt me. observer.com

His work in this area helped to establish the material for many film noir projects in the thirties and forties. en.wikipedia.org

Most of us in our forties are bottoming out on the U-bend that is midlife. www.stuff.co.nz

With a height of 67 inches in his forties, his acromegaly must have begun after puberty, or he would have manifested gigantism. en.wikipedia.org

People in their early thirties and forties are making quite sure of their own financial future before committing to a legal relationship. www.huffingtonpost.com

Two men aged in their forties and fifties were seriously injured when their motorcycles were involved in a collision with the trailer unit of an articulated lorry. www.independent.ie

She's made singleness, as in hedging your bets and dating into your forties, positively chic. www.stuff.co.nz

The sailors were likely in their thirties and forties. en.wikipedia.org

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