fifties

Alternative forms

 * (of the decade) 'fifties

Noun

 * 1) The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
 * 2) The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59.
 * 3)  The range between 50 and 59.
 * It can't snow tonight; it's forecast to be in the fifties!

Translations

 * Danish: halvtredserne
 * Dutch: jaren vijftig, jaren 50, jaren 1950
 * Finnish: viisikymmentäluku
 * French: années cinquante,
 * Georgian: ორმოცდაათიანები, ორმოცდაათიანი წლები, 50-იანი წლები, 50-იანები
 * German: fünfziger Jahre,
 * Hungarian: ötvenes évek
 * Irish: caogaidí
 * Japanese: 五十年代, 50年代
 * Korean: 50년대
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: 1950-tallet
 * Polish: lata pięćdziesiąte, lata 50.
 * Spanish: años cincuenta
 * Swedish: ,
 * Welsh: pumdegau

Adjective

 * 1) From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s).
 * Don't bring ambrosia, this isn't a fifties potluck.