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generation

UK
/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
US
/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/

Translations

generationnoun
generations
pl
UK
/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
US
/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
For three generations, the family has lived in the same house.
Depuis trois générations, la famille habite dans la même maison.
It usually takes about a generation for major social changes to take hold.
Il faut généralement environ une génération pour que des changements sociaux majeurs s’installent.
The younger generation is more tech-savvy than the older one.
La jeune génération est plus à l’aise avec la technologie que l’ancienne.
productionEn parlant d’énergie, d’électricité ou de ressources.
The generation of electricity from renewable sources is increasing.
La production d’électricité à partir de sources renouvelables augmente.
Synonyms
age
lineage
batch
set
time
period
era
class
group
cohort
generationadjective
UK
/ˌdʒɛn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
US
/ˌdʒɛn.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a specific generation (e.g., generation gap).
générationnelQui concerne une génération ou les rapports entre générations.
The generation gap can lead to misunderstandings between parents and teenagers.
Le fossé générationnel peut entraîner des malentendus entre les parents et les adolescents.

Definitions

generationnoun
All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
The younger generation is more tech-savvy than the older one.
The production or creation of something.
The generation of electricity from renewable sources is increasing.
A single stage in the succession of natural descent.
The family has lived in this house for three generations.
The average interval of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring, typically considered to be about twenty to thirty years.
It usually takes about a generation for major social changes to take hold.
generationadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a particular generation.
The generation gap can lead to misunderstandings between parents and teenagers.
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