ancient history in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ancient history in the English»French Dictionary

ancient history N U (subject)

ancient history

histoire f ancienne

that's ancient history! fig

c'est de l'histoire ancienne

Translations for ancient history in the English»French Dictionary

that's ancient or past history attr book, course, degree, lesson, student, teacher

d'histoire

that's ancient or past history

c'est de l'histoire ancienne

ancient/modern history

histoire f ancienne/moderne

Translations for ancient history in the French»English Dictionary

c'est de la vieille histoire

that's ancient history

c'est de l'histoire ancienne (c'est sans intérêt)

that's ancient history

Translations for ancient history in the English»French Dictionary

history [Brit ˈhɪst(ə)ri, Am ˈhɪst(ə)ri] N

1. history (past):

history

histoire f

ancient/modern history

histoire f ancienne/moderne

French history

histoire f de France

18th century French history

histoire f de la France au XVIII e siècle

military/social history

histoire f militaire/sociale

history of art

histoire f de l'art

in all the firm's 50-year history

dans les 50 années d'histoire de la compagnie

a place in history

une place dans l'histoire

history proved him wrong

l'histoire lui donna tort

to make history

entrer dans l'histoire

to go down in history as

entrer dans l'histoire comme

history repeats itself

l'histoire se répète

to rewrite history

récrire l'histoire

that's ancient or past history

c'est de l'histoire ancienne

that's ancient or past history attr book, course, degree, lesson, student, teacher

d'histoire

2. history:

history LAW, MED

antécédents mpl

to have a history of heart trouble

avoir des antécédents cardiaques

to have a history of violence

avoir un passé violent

3. history (account):

history

histoire f

4. history (tradition):

history

tradition f

the company has a history of success/strikes

la compagnie connaît de nombreux succès/de nombreuses grèves

the rest is history

tout le monde connaît la suite

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 history in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ancient history in the English»French Dictionary

history [ˈhɪstəri] N

history

histoire f

to make history

faire l'histoire

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Because most of the episode takes place in ancient history, the animators had to create completely new sets and designs for the episode.

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The use of mistletoe as an all-heal and a cure for barrenness is reputed to have a very ancient history.

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There, unlike his predecessor, he exclusively taught ancient history.

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Sometimes research into ancient history requires the use of a curling iron.

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