Meaning
fifty-year-old
- a person who is fifty years old (or between fifty and fifty-nine)
In a sentence
La maratona è stata vinta a sorpresa da un cinquantenne.
The marathon was surprisingly won by a fifty-year-old.
Molte cinquantenni scelgono di rimettersi in gioco all'università.
Many fifty-year-old women choose to challenge themselves again at university.
È difficile per un cinquantenne disoccupato trovare un nuovo impiego?
Is it difficult for an unemployed fifty-year-old to find a new job?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cinquantenne | singular |
| cinquantenni | plural |
Usage notes
- Can also function as an adjective: 'un uomo cinquantenne'.
- The noun gender changes according to the referent (il cinquantenne, la cinquantenne).