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I . for·ty [ˈfɔ:ti, Am ˈfɔ:rt̬i] ADJ

1. forty (number):

forty
vierzig

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):

forty
Vierzig f
forty
Vierziger m CH, A

2. forty inf (speed: 40 mph):

forty
ca. fünfundsechzig km/h

3. forty (public transport):

the forty
die Vierzig
the forty
der Vierziger

4. forty TENNIS:

forty all
vierzig beide

5. forty pl → forties

See also forties , eighty , eight

for·ties [ˈfɔ:tiz, Am ˈfɔ:rt̬iz] N pl

I . eighty [ˈeɪti, Am -t̬i] ADJ

II . eighty [ˈeɪti, Am -t̬i] N

4. eighty (temperature):

to be in the eighties
um die 30 Grad Celsius warm sein

5. eighty inf (speed: 80 mph):

eighty
ca. hundertdreißig km/h
to do [or drive] eighty
hundertdreißig fahren

I . eight [eɪt] ADJ

II . eight [eɪt] N

5. eight (public transport):

the eight
die Acht
the eight
der Achter A, CH
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for·ty-ˈnin·er N

for·ty-track ˈdisk N COMPUT

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

forty love
vierzig null
forty all
vierzig beide
to take forty winks
ein Nickerchen machen
life begins at forty saying
mit vierzig fängt das Leben erst [richtig] an
at seven forty-five
um Viertel vor acht [o. drei viertel acht]
at twelve forty-five
um Viertel vor eins [o. drei viertel eins]
at ten forty-five
um Viertel vor elf [o. drei viertel elf]
at eleven forty-five
um Viertel vor zwölf [o. drei viertel zwölf]
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at nine forty-five
um Viertel vor zehn [o. drei viertel zehn]
at four forty-five
um Viertel vor fünf [o. drei viertel fünf]
at three forty-five
um Viertel vor vier [o. drei viertel vier]
at six forty-five
um Viertel vor sieben [o. drei viertel sieben]
at five forty-five
um Viertel vor sechs [o. drei viertel sechs]
two forty-five
drei viertel drei
she's a very young forty
für vierzig sieht sie sehr jung aus
to be well over forty
weit über vierzig sein
at eight twenty/forty-five
um zwanzig nach acht [o. acht Uhr zwanzig] /Viertel vor neun [o. drei viertel neun] [o. acht Uhr fünfundvierzig]
to have [or Am take] forty winks inf
ein Nickerchen [o. CH esp [Mittags]schläfchen] machen inf
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He calls about forty homes games per year.
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He recorded over forty albums in his career and sold over three million records worldwide.
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He also holds the school record in the forty-yard dash at 4.32 seconds.
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The library has forty computers for student use before, during and after school.
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It took forty-two hours to pull the train that distance.
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After some forty years, it became a bi-weekly.
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Nearly forty prisoners ended their days in this place.
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He would go on to make over one hundred league appearances for them, and one season managed to be ever-present, starting all forty-four league games.
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A course has 55 to 75 gates for men and forty to sixty gates for women.
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He played in thirty-two of the forty-one tour games and did everything in his power to make the tour a success.
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