Usage examples of "ans" in French with translation to English

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Son fils a huit ans. His son is eight years old.
Notre école a cinquante ans. Our school is fifty years old.
Helen a dix-sept ans. Helen is seventeen years old.
J'aurai quatorze ans demain. I will be fourteen years old tomorrow.
Dix ans se sont écoulés. Ten years have gone by.
Mon père a cinquante ans. My father is fifty years old.
J'ai maintenant 30 ans. I am 30 years old now.
Il enseigne depuis 20 ans. He's been teaching for 20 years.
Dix ans, c'est long. Ten years is a long time.
Mon fils a dix ans. My son is ten years old.
Sa voiture a deux ans. Her car is two years old.
Notre école a 80 ans. Our school is 80 years old.
Muiriel a désormais 20 ans. From this moment on, Muiriel is 20 years old.
La guerre a duré quatre ans. The war had lasted four years.
Je suis instituteur depuis quinze ans. I have been a teacher for 15 years.
Nous sommes mariés depuis 30 ans. We've been married for 30 years.
Il est mort depuis cinq ans. He has been dead for five years.
Il est mort depuis 5 ans. He has been dead for five years.
Trois ans se sont écoulés depuis. Three years have passed since then.
Tom passa trois ans en prison. Tom spent three years in prison.
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