de nos 20 ans

English translation: in our twenties

01:27 Dec 23, 2000

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: de nos 20 ans

General context, talking about current and future social trends. It comes from the phrase "de notre rapport au monde de nos 20 ans".

Does it mean "20 years from now"? Could someone please confirm or otherwise.

Thanks in advance
Rod

rod

English translation:in our twenties

Explanation:
How we view/relate to the world in our twenties. Or possibly looking back at the world we knew in our twenties, depending on the context and the current age of the people in question!

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JMcKechnie
Local time: 12:50

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Summary of answers provided

at 20 years (of age)

Parrot

in our twenties

JMcKechnie

in our twenties

Angela Arnone

back when we were twenty

Yolanda Broad

"of our youth"

Louise Atfield

in our 20's or in our youth

Kenn Lambing

Answers

2 hrs

at 20 years (of age)

Explanation:
From Larousse: aller sur ses trente ans = going on thirty.
20 years from now is "d'ici à 20 ans".

Larousse

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861

6 hrs

in our twenties

JMcKechnie
Local time: 12:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 35

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9 hrs

in our twenties

Explanation:
I agree with the second suggestion.

Angela Arnone
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 24

2 days 15 hrs

back when we were twenty

Explanation:
Your whole phrase would read "how we related to our world back when we were twenty/back when we were in our twenties"

Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1551

6 days

"of our youth"

Explanation:
We use the expression "de nos vingt ans" in French not so much to express particularly the time when we were precicely twenty years old, but rather as a phrase refering to our youth. This is the way you would express the same idea in English.

The whole expression might be translated as "our relation to the days of our youth" or "our relation to the world that existed when we were young" something like that.

Louise Atfield
PRO pts in pair: 300

9 days

in our 20's or in our youth

Explanation:
I agree with the trend that this expression is more retrospect than prospective. It's not 20 years from now, it could be specifically "in our 20's" or generally "in our youth"

Kenn Lambing

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