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English words, with meanings in Nepali. नेपाली

ENGLISH → NEPALI

forties

/fɔɹtiz/noun · adjective
01
noun

कुनै शताब्दीको पाँचौं दशक: 1840 को दशक, 1940 को दशक, 2040 को दशक आदि

The fifth decade of a century: the 1840s, 1940s, 2040s, etc.

In a sentence

My ma was born in the forties and my pa was born in the seventies.

मेरी आमाको जन्म चालीसमा भएको थियो र मेरा बुबाको जन्म सत्तरीमा भएको थियो।

A note on usage

plural; plural-only

02
noun

जीवनको ४० देखि ४९ वर्षसम्मको दशक

The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.

In a sentence

They're both in their forties.

तिनीहरू दुवै चालीसमा छन्।

A note on usage

plural; plural-only

03
adjective

कुनै शताब्दीको ४१औं देखि ५०औं वर्षसँग सम्बन्धित वा त्यसको सम्झना गराउने (मुख्यतः १९४० को दशक)

From or evoking the 41st through 50th years of a century (chiefly the 1940s).

In a sentence

Two forties aircraft sat forgotten in the hangar until they were rediscovered by two trespassing teens.

चालीसको दशकका दुई हवाईजहाज दुई अनधिकृत किशोरहरूले पुनः भेट्टाउनुअघि ह्याङ्गरमा बिर्सिएका थिए।

A note on usage

not-comparable

04
noun

४० देखि ४९ बीचको दायरा

The range between 40 and 49.

In a sentence

What to wear when the weather is in the forties really depends on whether you're talking Fahrenheit or Celsius.

मौसम चालीसमा हुँदा के लगाउने भन्ने कुरा तपाईं फारेनहाइटको कुरा गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ कि सेल्सियसको भन्नेमा निर्भर गर्छ।

A note on usage

plural; plural-only