third age

θɜrd eɪdʒ

Definition

Definition of third age - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

life stage

period of life after retirement

Many people travel more during the third age..
She started painting in her third age.
The third age is often a time for new hobbies.

golden years

retirement age

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Expressions with third

third base

base that a runner must touch third in baseball

The player slid into third base just in time..

third string

group ranked lower in a hierarchy

She was part of the third string in the project.

third degree

intense questioning or interrogation

He gave her the third degree about her whereabouts last night..

third wheel

unwanted person joining a couple

She didn't want to be a third wheel on their date.

third year running

adj.

happening for three consecutive years

She won the award for the third year running.

get the third degree

be intensely questioned or interrogated

After missing curfew, she got the third degree from her parents.

Expressions with age

age up

get older or advance in age naturally

As the years pass, people age up.

golden age

period of happiness, peace, and prosperity

The Renaissance was a golden age of art.

dark age

historical era lacking knowledge and progress

The society entered a dark age after the war.

age out

become too old for a service or program

Children in foster care age out at 18.

come of age

reach the legal age of adulthood

She will come of age next year.

improve with age

to become better as time passes

Some wines improve with age and taste better after a few years.

look one's age

appear as old as one really is

Despite her energy, she really does look her age.

wine improves with age

exp.

wine becomes better in taste over time

This bottle of wine improves with age.

act your age

stop acting younger or older than you are

It's time to act your age and take responsibility.

age like a fine wine

improve in appearance or value as years pass

She seems to age like a fine wine, looking better every year.

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fourth age

fiction

period in a fictional timeline after the third age

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French:troisième âge, ...
German:drittes Lebensalter, ...
Italian:terza età, ...
Spanish:tercera edad, ...
Portuguese:terceira idade, ...
Chinese:第三年龄, ...
Japanese:第三の年齢, ...
Arabic:العُمْر الثَّالِث, ...
Hebrew:הַגִּיל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, ...
Russian:третий возраст, ...
Ukrainian:третій вік, ...
Hindi:तीसरी अवस्था, ...
Bengali:তৃতীয় বয়স, ...
Catalan:tercera edat, ...
Czech:třetí věk, ...
Danish:tredje alder, ...
Dutch:derde leeftijd, ...
Greek:τρίτη ηλικία, ...
Hungarian:nyugdíjas kor, ...
Khmer:វ័យជីវិតក្រោយចូលនិវត្តន៍, ...
Korean:제3기, ...
Persian:دوران سوم, ...
Polish:trzeci wiek, ...
Portuguese (BR):terceira idade, ...
Romanian:a treia vârstă, ...
Swedish:tredje åldern, ...
Thai:วัยเกษียณ, ...
Turkish:üçüncü yaş, ...
Vietnamese:tuổi thứ ba, ...

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