fifteen

• Le nombre 15 ; adjectif numéral cardinal entre quatorze et seize.

The number 15; a cardinal number between fourteen and sixteen.

1. Being one more than fourteenA1formal

   The number that follows fourteen and precedes sixteen in the natural numbers; used to indicate a quantity of fifteen items.

   quinze

   • There are fifteen students in the classroom.
   • The recipe calls for fifteen minutes of baking time.
   • She has collected fifteen stamps in her album.
   • He turned fifteen years old last week.

• Nombre cardinal qui est la somme de quatorze et de un. Désigne aussi le quinzième élément d'une série, ainsi qu'un ensemble ou une quantité de quinze unités.

indénombrable

1. Number fifteenA1formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one.

   Nombre quinze

   • Fifteen is an odd number.
   • She turned fifteen last week.
   • The answer to the equation is fifteen.

• Nombre cardinal quinze, désignant quinze objets, personnes ou unités de compte ; également utilisé comme nom, déterminant ou pronom.

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of fifteen units; the fifteenth positive integer following fourteen; a composite number (3×5). Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of fifteen), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 15A1formal

   Used to denote a quantity of fifteen persons or things; the fifteenth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a composite number (3×5); represents a fifteenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   quinze (cardinal)

   • There are fifteen minutes in a quarter of an hour.
   • She scored fifteen points in the basketball game.
   • Fifteen plus fifteen equals thirty.
   • The meeting starts at fifteen hundred hours.
   • He read fifteen pages before bedtime.

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of fifteenA2formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number fifteen; the numeral symbol 15 or XV; a set, collection, or group consisting of fifteen items; a playing card displaying fifteen (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of fifteen members.

   quinze (numéral, ensemble ou carte)

   • The number fifteen marks the midpoint of the month in many calendars.
   • Circle the fifteens in this numerical sequence.
   • The choir consists of a fifteen of vocalists.
   • In some card games, the fifteen is a special scoring card.
   • The historical record mentions a fifteen of delegates.

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to fifteenA1formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is fifteen; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   Adjectif numéral cardinal (quinze)

   • They booked a fifteen-day tour of Japan.
   • We need fifteen additional volunteers for the event.
   • The recipe requires fifteen milliliters of vanilla extract.
   • She completed fifteen projects last quarter.
   • Fifteen countries participated in the international summit.

4. Pronoun: fifteen people or things (plural)B1formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to fifteen previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   quinze (pronom indéfini pluriel)

   • Fifty applied, but only fifteen were selected for the program.
   • I invited forty guests; fifteen confirmed their attendance.
   • How many copies should we print? — Fifteen will be enough.
   • Several teams entered the competition, but fifteen advanced to the finals.
   • Of the proposals reviewed, fifteen were approved for funding.