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tredicenne

/tre.diˈtʃɛn.ne/noun / adjectiveB2 / C1
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Meaning · noun

thirteen-year-old

  • A person who is thirteen years old.

In a sentence

Mio nipote è un tredicenne pieno di energia.

My nephew is an energetic thirteen-year-old.

La polizia ha ritrovato la tredicenne scomparsa ieri sera.

The police found the thirteen-year-old who disappeared yesterday evening.

Molti tredicenni usano i social network ogni giorno.

Many thirteen-year-olds use social media every day.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
tredicennesingular
tredicenniplural

Usage notes

  • Commonly used both as a noun and as an adjective ('un ragazzo tredicenne').
  • The gender is determined by the article: 'il tredicenne' (m) vs. 'la tredicenne' (f).

Meaning · adjective

thirteen-year-old

  • thirteen years of age; thirteen-year-old
  • a person who is thirteen years old (used as a noun)

In a sentence

Molti ragazzi tredicenni iniziano ad andare a scuola da soli.

Many thirteen-year-old boys start going to school on their own.

Sua figlia tredicenne adora leggere e suonare la chitarra.

His thirteen-year-old daughter loves reading and playing the guitar.

Un ragazzo tredicenne attraversa spesso una fase delicata della crescita.

A thirteen-year-old boy often goes through a sensitive stage of growing up.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
tredicennemasculine · singular
tredicennefeminine · singular
tredicennimasculine · plural
tredicennifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Commonly used both as an adjective and as an invariable-stem noun (un tredicenne, una tredicenne).
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