contemporary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contemporary in the English»French Dictionary

I.contemporary [Brit kənˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)i, Am kənˈtɛmpəˌrɛri] N

contemporary

contemporain/-e m/f

he was a contemporary of mine at university

nous étions à l'université à la même époque

our contemporaries

les gens de notre âge

II.contemporary [Brit kənˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)i, Am kənˈtɛmpəˌrɛri] ADJ

1. contemporary history, music, artist:

contemporary (present-day)

contemporain

contemporary (up-to-date)

moderne

2. contemporary (of same period):

contemporary witness, style, documents

de l'époque

contemporary account

de la même époque

to be contemporary with event:

coïncider avec

Translations for contemporary in the French»English Dictionary

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contemporain (contemporaine) art, histoire

contemporary

contemporain (contemporaine) personne

contemporary

il était contemporain de Dickens

he was Dickens's contemporary

contemporain (contemporaine)

contemporary (de of)

brosser un panorama de l'art contemporain

to paint a panorama of contemporary art

une photographie de la société contemporaine

a picture of contemporary society

la problématique contemporaine

contemporary issues

Festival d'Avignon

A theatre festival which takes place every July in Avignon. Inaugurated in 1947, it also features contemporary dance, music and cinema. As well as the official festival, known as le festival ‘in’, there are a large number of fringe events, collectively known as le festival ‘off’.

je fais de la danse contemporaine

I go to contemporary dancing classes

danse contemporaine

contemporary dance

la pensée/psychiatrie de notre époque

contemporary thought/psychiatry

la pensée critique de notre époque

contemporary critical thought

c'est un fou d'art contemporain

he's mad about contemporary art

contemporary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contemporary in the English»French Dictionary

I.contemporary [kənˈtempərəri, Am -pərer-] N

contemporary

contemporain(e) m (f)

II.contemporary [kənˈtempərəri, Am -pərer-] ADJ

contemporary

contemporain(e)

Translations for contemporary in the French»English Dictionary

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contemporain(e)

contemporary

être contemporain de qn

to be sb's contemporary

être contemporain de qc

to be contemporary with sth

contemporain(e)

contemporary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It has been said to be, by both technique and emotion, a vocal performance that remains unparalleled by his contemporaries.

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The perfection of his work seems to have unsettled his contemporaries, and some claimed the stark contrasts in his printing damaged the eyes.

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What distinguishes his work from his contemporaries is the vigorous temperament which he invested in his images.

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