eighty

eighty
1. adjective
achtzig; see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.
2. noun
Achtzig, die

be in one's eighties — in den Achtzigern sein

be in one's early/late eighties — Anfang/Ende Achtzig sein

the eighties — (years) die achtziger Jahre

the temperature will be rising [well] into the eighties — die Temperatur steigt auf [gut] über 80 Grad Fahrenheit; see also eight 2. 1)

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['eiti] 1. noun
1) (the number or figure 80.) die Achtzig
2) (the age of 80.) die Achtzig
2. adjective
1) (80 in number.) achtzig
2) (aged 80.) achtzigjährig
- eighties
- eightieth
- eighty- - eighty-year-old
3. adjective
an eighty-year-old widow.) achtzigjährig
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eighty
[ˈeɪti, AM -t̬i]
I. adj
1. (number) achtzig
that costs \eighty pounds das kostet achtzig Pfund
the number \eighty goes to the station die Linie achtzig fährt zum Bahnhof
they're sold in packets of \eighty das gibt's im Achtzigerpack
\eighty times the amount of ... achtzig mal so viel ...
one in \eighty [people] jeder Achtzige
2. (age)
a man of \eighty ein achtzigjähriger Mann
to be/turn \eighty achtzig [Jahre alt] sein/werden
at the age of \eighty [or at \eighty [years old]] [or aged \eighty] mit achtzig Jahren, im Alter von achtzig Jahren geh
II. n
1. (number) Achtzig f, Achtziger m ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ
of the \eighty about half were English von den achtzig kam ungefähr die Hälfte aus England
two hundred and \eighty zweihundert[und]achtzig
2. (age)
to be in one's eighties in den Achtzigern sein
to be in one's early/mid/late eighties Anfang/Mitte/Ende achtzig sein
\eighty-one einundachtzig
3. (decade)
the eighties pl die Achtzigerjahre; pl die Achtziger
pl
in the eighties in den Achtzigern
4. (temperature)
to be in the eighties um die 30 Grad Celsius warm sein
5. (fam: speed: 80 mph) ca. hundertdreißig km/h
to do [or drive] \eighty hundertdreißig fahren
the \eighty die Achtzig, der Achtziger
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['eItɪ]
1. adj
achtzig
2. n
Achtzig fsixty
See:
sixty
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eighty [ˈeıtı]
A adj achtzig
B s Achtzig f:
he is in his eighties er ist in den Achtzigern;
in the eighties in den Achtzigerjahren (eines Jahrhunderts)
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1. adjective
achtzig; see also eight 1.
2. noun
Achtzig, die

be in one's eighties — in den Achtzigern sein

be in one's early/late eighties — Anfang/Ende Achtzig sein

the eighties — (years) die achtziger Jahre

the temperature will be rising [well] into the eighties — die Temperatur steigt auf [gut] über 80 Grad Fahrenheit; see also eight 2. 1)

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adj.
achtzig adj.

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