forties

See also: Forties

English

Alternative forms

• (of the decade) 'forties
• 1940s
• '40s
• 40s

Noun

forties

1. plural of forty

1. The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.
2. The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.

   They're both in their forties.

Synonyms

• 1940s, '40s, 40s

Translations

the decade of the 1940s

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二十世紀四十年代／二十世纪四十年代, 二十世纪四十年代 (èrshí shìjì sìshí niándài)

• Dutch: jaren veertig n pl, jaren 40 n pl, jaren 1940 n pl
• Finnish: neljäkymmentäluku, nelikymmenluku
• French: années quarante f pl, années 40 f pl
• German: vierziger Jahre n pl, Vierziger pl
• Hungarian: negyvenes évek
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: quarantenne (it) m, anta (it) f
• Japanese: 四十年代 (yonjūnendai), 40年代 (yonjūnendai)
• Korean: 40년대 (sasimnyeondae)
• Polish: lata czterdzieste pl, lata 40. pl
• Russian: сороковы́е (sorokovýje)
• Swedish: fyrtiotalet n, fyrtiotal (sv) n
• Welsh: deugeiniau m pl

See also

decades in English (edit)

• quadragenarian

Anagrams

• Forseti, foister, sefirot