forties

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for·ty

(fôr′tē)

n. pl. for·ties

1. The cardinal number equal to 4 × 10.

2. forties

a. A decade or the numbers from 40 to 49: They stopped smoking in their forties. At night the temperature fell into the forties.

b. often Forties The decade from 40 to 49 in a century.

[Middle English, from Old English fēowertig; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

for′ty adj. & pron.

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Noun	1.	forties - the time of life between 40 and 50 mid-forties time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state adulthood, maturity - the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
	2.	forties - the decade from 1940 to 1949 1940s decade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 years

Translations

الأربعينياتدرجات الحرارَه بين 40 و 50في الأربعينيات من العُمْر

čtyřicátá létamezi čtyřiceti a padesáti stupnipo čtyřicítce

fyrrene

Vierziger

entre cuarenta y cincuenta los años cuarenta

quarantaine

negyvenesnegyvenes évek

fimmti áratugurinnfimmtugsaldurmilli fjörutíu og fimmtíu

førtiåra

po štyridsiatkeštyridsiate roky

štirideseta leta

40-49 arası40-49 derecekırk yaşlarıkırklıkırklı yıllar

四十到五十度之间的温度范围四十到四十九岁的时期四十多岁四十年代

forty

(ˈfoːti) noun

1. the number or figure 40.

2. the age of 40.

adjective

1. 40 in number.

2. aged 40.

ˈforties noun plural

1. the period of time between one's fortieth and fiftieth birthdays.

2. the range of temperatures between forty and fifty degrees.

3. the period of time between the fortieth and fiftieth years of a century.

ˈfortieth noun

1. one of forty equal parts.

2. (also adjective) the last of forty (people, things etc); the next after the thirty-ninth.

forty-

having forty (of something). a forty-page index.

ˈforty-year-old noun, adjective

(a person or animal) that is forty years old.

forty winks

a short sleep. He always has forty winks after dinner.

forty (not fourty).

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As we deep- water men always reckoned, he made one year in three fairly lively for anybody having business upon the Atlantic or down there along the "forties" of the Southern Ocean.

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The North Sea is home to the dated Brent benchmark, which is underpinned by Forties crude and three other grades.

UNTIMELY RISE OF NORTH SEA CRUDE PRICE

I met my beautiful Lesley Just over a year ago Until that magic moment My life was very low We are both in our middle forties Enjoying life to the full Life does begin at forty And it certainly isn't dull We got engaged at Christmas While on holiday in the sun Amidst a crowd of people Who were all enjoying the fun Like every loving couple We have our ups and downs Laughing, smiling, giggling Very seldom any frowns So life does begin at forty It's true in what they say The 23rd of February Is a very special day by A reader, Anfield

LIFE DOES BEGIN AT FORTY; Your Poem

Refiner Thai Oil has bought North Sea Forties crude for the first time to reduce oil feedstock costs after prices for Middle East and Asia-Pacific supply surged, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Thai Oil buys N Sea Forties

North Sea crude is vital for global oil markets because more than half of the world's international oil trade is priced against the dated Brent benchmark, consisting of four UK and Norwegian North Sea crudes with Britain's Forties the most important.

The free trade pact that's costing crude buyers

An unexploded World War II mine, which had been lying next to the key Forties crude oil pipeline operated by BP PLC in the North Sea, was removed and towed to a safe area for disposal.

World War II mine lying next to North Sea pipeline removed

The differential of North Sea Forties crude soared to a two-year high Tuesday, a level last seen in the oil bull run of early 2008.

United States : North Sea Forties Hits 2-Year High On Tight Supply -Trade

Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) (Nasdaq: APA), a US-based oil and gas production company with operations in UK, USA, Canada, and Egypt, has declared commencement of production from the Forties Charlie 6-3 well.

Apache Announces Commencement of Production from Well

The survey paints a picture of women in their forties who throw caution to the wind when it comes to contraception.

The older the bolder for women

"It is a well-kept secret, but my little corner of Brooklyn was a mecca for jazz during the forties and fifties," she says.

From All Over Creation

The vice president who manages the economy is a humble man in his forties, a medical doctor known for patiently explaining the logic of government economic policy on TV and radio.