Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
im zweiten Lebensjahrzehnt
English translation:
between the ages of 10 and 20
German term
United Kingdom
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English
zweiten Lebensjahrzehnt
"Erste Anzeichen beobachteten sie bereits seit ihrem zweiten Lebensjahrzehnt."
| 3 +6 | between the ages of 10-20 |
Hilary Davies Shelby
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| 3 +3 | in/by her (early) teens |
Francis Lee (X)
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| 4 +1 | second decade of life |
Oliver Annacker
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| 4 -1 | in her early twenties |
Terence Ajbro
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Non-PRO (1): Stephen Sadie
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Proposed translations
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
between the ages of 10-20
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-04-05 15:36:09 GMT)
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as Nick pointed out, "between the ages of 10 AND 20" is also perfectly valid - may even be grammatically better.
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
in her early twenties
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Patrick Struck
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Stephen Sadie
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Sabine Griebler
: das zweite Lebenjahrzehnt dauert von 10-20
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maths was never my strong side
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Rebecca Garber
: That would be the third decade
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does everyone think this?
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Ian M-H (X)
: Not sure about "everyone", but this is the wrong decade IMO.
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Sweden
PhD with 8 years in biomedical research
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, Swedish to German
second decade of life
zweites Lebensjahrzehnt = 10-20 years of age
and so on...
in/by her (early) teens
- by her pre-teens
- before she had even reached her teens
- before she was even a teenager
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Note added at 43 mins (2006-04-05 13:11:35 GMT)
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- while still at (grade) school
(although far more speculative and probably too vague or indeed inaccurate)
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Rebecca Garber
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franglish
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Ian M-H (X)
: I like your headline answer, but worry that it doesn't mean exactly the same as the source (i.e. appears more precise but may actually be inaccurate).
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without further info, my answer(s) was always going to be speculation ;-\
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Trudy Peters
: w/o the early. She could have been 16 or 17 for all we know. / That's why we should leave out the early. It's assuming more than the original says.
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ta - but she could also've been 10-12, which is the problem here
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