adulthood

[US]/ˈædʌlthʊd/
[UK]/əˈdʌlthʊd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. voksenliv
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

reaching adulthood

at nå voksenalderen

transition to adulthood

overgangen til voksenalderen

Example Sentences

A critical task of adulthood is establishing one's sexual orientation as heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered.

En central opgave i voksenalderen er at fastlægge sin seksuelle orientering som heteroseksuel, homoseksuel, lesbisk, biseksuel eller transkønnet.

Real-world Examples

They celebrated their adulthood at the school playground.

De fejrede deres voksenliv på skolens legeplads.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Here are five ways to navigate out adulthood.

Her er fem måder at navigere ud af voksenlivet.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

Childhood, teen years, adulthood or elderly?

Barndom, teenageår, voksenliv eller ældre?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

These symptoms may develop any time from childhood to late adulthood.

Disse symptomer kan udvikle sig på ethvert tidspunkt fra barndom til sen voksenalder.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

Think about where your generation fits within the tension between early and middle adulthood.

Tænk over, hvor din generation passer ind i spændingen mellem tidlig og midaldrende voksenalder.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

This results in increased levels of creativity in teenage years and adulthood.

Dette resulterer i øgede niveauer af kreativitet i teenageårene og voksenlivet.

Source: Selected English short passages

It stays malleable well into early adulthood.

Det forbliver formbart helt ind i tidlig voksenalder.

Source: The Economist - Arts

And these attachment styles carry on into adulthood.

Og disse tilknytningsstile fortsætter ind i voksenlivet.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

And this warm glow of giving persists into adulthood.

Og denne varme glød af at give fortsætter ind i voksenlivet.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) April 2019 Collection

I mean, they're ten. That's halfway to adulthood.

Jeg mener, de er ti år. Det er halvvejs til voksenlivet.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

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