Everyday life
ado
AbbreviationStandardA2Meaning
adolescent
The adolescent, clipped: « un ado de quinze ans », « les ados ». The word has also produced an adjective: « un comportement ado ».
How it is said
ado
Gender and article
un ado · masculine
Where you meet it
A press article, a library poster, a conversation between parents.
Example
Atelier d'écriture ado, de 12 à 17 ans, le mercredi après-midi.
Teen (ado) writing workshop, ages 12 to 17, Wednesday afternoons.
In the DELF
reading A2 · listening B1
Watch out
Gender follows the person: un ado, une ado. The plural takes an s: des ados.
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