fifty
gb/fˈɪfti/ us/fˈɪfti/
A1
אנגלית
~ 7300
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
A1
quantity
1
being 50 in number
Being 50 in number.
תבנית שימוש:
fifty [plural countable noun]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse the pronunciation of “fifty” /ˈfɪfti/ with “fifteen” /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/. “Fifty” means 50, while “fifteen” means 15. In writing, they may also mistakenly add an extra ‘f’ and write *fiffty*, which is incorrect.
מילים נרדפות
50 (Written with digits instead of the word form.)
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half a hundred (Rare and somewhat old-fashioned or playful.)
הפכים
zero (Represents no quantity, the opposite of having fifty of something.)
צירופים
fifty years
|fifty dollars
|fifty percent
|fifty people
|fifty miles
נושאים
numbers
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- We invited fifty guests to the wedding.
- The shop is offering fifty percent off all shoes.
- It takes about fifty minutes to get there by bus.
- The class has fifty students this year.
- She saved fifty dollars from her last paycheck.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- There are fifty chairs in the room.
- My grandmother is fifty years old.
- He bought fifty apples for the party.
- I can read fifty pages in one hour.
- They live about fifty kilometers from here.
שם עצם
A1
quantity
2
the number fifty itself
The number 50.
תבנית שימוש:
[number] to fifty
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners are unsure when to treat “fifty” as a noun. When you talk about the number itself, you can say “Fifty is an even number,” not *“The fifty is an even number.”* Do not use an article before “fifty” when you mean the number in general.
מילים נרדפות
50 (The digit form of the same number.)
הפכים
zero (Represents no amount, in contrast with the positive number fifty.)
צירופים
up to fifty
|over fifty
|around fifty
|about fifty
|from forty to fifty
נושאים
numbers
|mathematics
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Fifty is half of one hundred.
- You need to score at least fifty to pass the test.
- I can count to fifty in English.
- The speed limit here is fifty.
- He wrote the number fifty on the form.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Fifty comes after forty‑nine.
- Fifty is a big number for a small child.
- She can say all the numbers from one to fifty.
- The answer is fifty, not sixty.
- Please circle the number fifty on the page.
שם עצם
B1
quantity
3
ages between 50 and 59
The time in someone’s life when they are 50 to 59 years old.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] is in [possessive] fifties
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes forget the plural form and say *“He is in his fifty.”* The correct form is “in his fifties” for ages 50–59. Also, do not add “years” after this structure; say “She is in her fifties,” not *“She is in her fifties years.”*
מילים נרדפות
age 50–59 (More technical or written way to describe the same age range.)
הפכים
twenties (A much younger adult age range, often contrasted with the fifties.)
צירופים
in his fifties
|in her early fifties
|in her late fifties
|mid‑fifties
|reach fifty
נושאים
age
|life stages
|time
|daily_life
דוגמאות
- He’s in his mid‑fifties but still plays football every weekend.
- Many people change careers in their fifties.
- She looks amazing for someone in her late fifties.
- By his fifties, he had traveled to every continent.
- People in their fifties often start thinking about retirement.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- My father is in his fifties.
- She is in her early fifties but very active.
- Many people in their fifties wear glasses.
- He lost some hair in his fifties.
- Some women change jobs in their fifties.
שם עצם
B1
quantity
4
the decade of the 1950s
The years 1950 to 1959.
תבנית שימוש:
in the fifties
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse “in his fifties” (age) with “in the fifties” (the decade 1950–1959). Use “his/her” for age and “the” for the decade. Also, in writing about the decade, English often capitalizes it as “the Fifties” or writes “the 1950s.”
מילים נרדפות
the 1950s (More explicit and slightly more formal way to name the same decade.)
הפכים
the 1960s (The following decade, often contrasted with the fifties in historical or cultural discussions.)
צירופים
in the fifties
|the early fifties
|the late fifties
|music of the fifties
|fashion of the fifties
נושאים
history
|culture
|time
דוגמאות
- Rock and roll became popular in the fifties.
- My grandparents got married in the early fifties.
- The town grew quickly during the fifties and sixties.
- She loves movies from the fifties.
- Housing was much cheaper in the fifties.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- My mother was born in the fifties.
- Cars from the fifties look very different.
- People smoked a lot in the fifties.
- This photo is from the late fifties.
- Many new homes were built in the fifties.
שם עצם
B1
entity
5
banknote worth fifty units
A money note worth 50 dollars, 50 pounds, or another money unit.
תבנית שימוש:
[pay] with a fifty
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not realize that “a fifty” by itself can mean a banknote, and may unnecessarily add “note” or “bill” every time. In many contexts, “a fifty” is enough: “Can you break a fifty?” is natural.
מילים נרדפות
fifty-dollar bill (Specific to US or other dollar currencies; names the same kind of note when the currency is dollars.)
הפכים
a one (A banknote of much smaller value, often contrasted with larger notes in everyday speech.)
צירופים
a fifty-dollar bill
|a fifty-pound note
|pay with a fifty
|two fifties
|break a fifty
נושאים
money
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
דוגמאות
- He paid for the meal with a fifty.
- Do you have change for a fifty-pound note?
- I only have two fifties in my wallet.
- The ATM gave me a fifty instead of smaller notes.
- She slipped a fifty into the donation box.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He gave the waiter a fifty.
- I cannot break a fifty, do you have smaller money?
- She put a fifty-dollar bill on the table.
- The bank machine gave me one fifty and two tens.
- I paid with a fifty and got coins back.
שם עצם
technical
C1
quantity
6
cricket score of fifty runs
In cricket, a player’s score of 50 to 99 runs in one innings.
תבנית שימוש:
score a fifty
טעות נפוצה:
Non-cricket speakers may wrongly assume “a fifty” always refers to money. In sports news about cricket, “a fifty” almost always refers to a score of runs, not cash.
מילים נרדפות
half-century (Standard cricket term for the same range of runs; slightly more formal and common in written commentary.)
הפכים
duck (Cricket term for a score of zero runs, often seen as the opposite of a good score like a fifty.)
צירופים
score a fifty
|hit a quick fifty
|an unbeaten fifty
|back-to-back fifties
|a well-made fifty
נושאים
sports
דוגמאות
- She scored a brilliant fifty in yesterday’s match.
- It was his third consecutive fifty in the tournament.
- He fell just short of a fifty when he was out on 48.
- The opener’s quick fifty set up an easy win.
- An unbeaten fifty from the captain guided them home.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The player made a fifty in the game.
- He was happy after scoring his first fifty.
- She hit a fast fifty for her team.
- The captain’s fifty helped them win.
- He wants to score a fifty in every match.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
fifty
IPA
GB/fˈɪfti/
US/fˈɪfti/
הברות והטעמה
fifty (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (fifty)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: fifty
- Comparative: fiftier
- Superlative: fiftiest
Noun
- Base: fifty
- Plural: fifties
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
fifty-fifty
1/fˈɪfti fˈɪfti/
fixed phrase
equally divided or equally likely
Half and half; each side gets the same amount, or each has the same chance.
דוגמאות
- We went fifty-fifty on the bill at the restaurant.
- It’s about fifty-fifty whether it will rain tomorrow.
- The votes were split fifty-fifty between the two candidates.
the big five-oh
1/ðə bˈɪɡ fˈaɪv ˈoʊ/
idiom
informal
someone’s fiftieth birthday
A fun, informal way to say someone’s 50th birthday.
דוגמאות
- He’s turning the big five-oh next week, so we’re planning a surprise party.
- She doesn’t want to talk about the big five-oh coming up this year.