How to Say ‘In the fifties’ in French
Dans les années cinquante
💬 Usage Tip: French uses 'années' for 'decades', which directly translates to 'years'.
🇫🇷 In France: The 1950s in France were post-war years characterized by cultural transformations.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Dans
[dahn]
In
Indicates inclusion within space or limits.
Dans la maison, c'était calme.
In the house, it was quiet.
les
[leh]
the
Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.
Les années passent vite.
The years pass quickly.
années
[ah-neh]
years
A period of twelve months or 365 days.
Ces années étaient spéciales.
Those years were special.
cinquante
[sankont]
fifty
The number following 49.
Il avait cinquante ans cette année-là.
He was fifty years old that year.
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