ancient in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ancient in the English»French Dictionary

I.ancient [Brit ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt, Am ˈeɪn(t)ʃənt] N (gen)

ancient

ancien m

II.ancient [Brit ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt, Am ˈeɪn(t)ʃənt] ADJ

1. ancient:

ancient (dating from BC)

antique

ancient (very old)

ancien/-ienne

ancient Greece/Rome

la Grèce/Rome antique

in ancient times

dans les temps anciens

the ancient world

l'antiquité f , le monde antique

2. ancient inf person, car:

ancient

très vieux/vieille

I must be getting ancient

je dois me faire bien vieux

ancient historian N

ancient historian

spécialiste mf d'histoire de l'Antiquité

ancient history N U (subject)

ancient history

histoire f ancienne

that's ancient history! fig

c'est de l'histoire ancienne

ancient monument N

ancient monument

monument m historique

ancient Greek N U LING

ancient Greek

grec m ancien

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ancient hatreds

de vieilles haines

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multiséculaire

very ancient

antique cité, théâtre, période

ancient

la Rome/Grèce antique

ancient Rome/Greece

cela remonte à la plus haute Antiquité

that goes back to ancient times

séculaire tradition, arbre

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ancient in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ancient in the English»French Dictionary

I.ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] ADJ

1. ancient (old):

ancient

ancien(ne)

2. ancient HISTORY:

ancient

antique

3. ancient inf (very old):

ancient

très vieux

II.ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] N pl (people)

the ancients

les Anciens mpl

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ancient Greek

grec ancien

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antique lieu

ancient

le grec ancien/moderne

ancient/modern Greek

antiquité

ancient times pl

anciennement

in ancient times

millénaire (très vieux)

ancient

ancien(ne) culture, peuple

ancient

ancient Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ancient Greek

grec ancien

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English

The music is an ancient art form, stretching back thousands of years.

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Also, mythology and ancient civilizations that he had learned about in school gave him a wealth of knowledge from which he drew from.

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These terms are of very ancient origin and traceable to even early sangam times.

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Nevertheless, it appears some ancient graverobbers did steal bodies.

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They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills.

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The performance of magic and its practice is in fact historical and very ancient.

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It was more ephemeral and came from ancient river sediments.

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Beside the old well, there are two ancient elm trees, each about 20 meters high.

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These prisons have been used since ancient times.

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An ancient tradition was brought to new life.

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