year in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.year [Brit jɪə, jəː, Am jɪr] N

1. year (period of time):

year
an m
year
année f
in the year 1789/2000
en 1789/l'an 2000
every year/every other year
tous les ans/tous les deux ans
two years ago
il y a deux ans
all (the) year round
toute l'année
during the year
au cours de l'année
over the years
au cours des ans or des années
the year before last
il y a deux ans
year by year
d'année en année
three years running
trois ans or années d'affilée or de suite
year in year out
tous les ans, chaque année
in years to come
dans les années à venir
at the end of the year
à la fin de l'année
I shall retire in two years
je prendrai ma retraite dans deux ans
we hope to build the bridge in two years
nous espérons construire le pont en deux ans
they have been living in Paris for years
ils habitent Paris depuis des années, il y a des années qu'ils habitent Paris
they lived in Paris for years
ils ont habité Paris pendant des années
they will probably live there for years
ils y habiteront sans doute pendant des années
for the first time in years
pour la première fois depuis des années
it was a year ago last October that I heard the news
il y a eu un an en octobre que j'ai appris la nouvelle
it will be four years in July since he died
cela fera quatre ans en juillet qu'il est mort
it's a year since I heard from him
je n'ai plus de ses nouvelles depuis un an or il y a un an que je n'ai plus de nouvelles de lui
from one year to the next
d'une année à l'autre
in all my years as a journalist
dans toute ma carrière de journaliste
to earn £30, 000 a year
gagner 30 000 livres sterling par an

III.year [Brit jɪə, jəː, Am jɪr]

See also Gap Year

year-long [Brit ˈjɪəlɒŋ, Am ˈjɪrlɔŋ] ADJ

year in the PONS Dictionary

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year-long [ˌjɜ:ˈlɒŋ, Am ˈjɪrlɑŋ] ADJ

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year Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

year by year, year in, year out
année après année
(since) the year dot, (from) the year dot Brit, Aus
depuis une éternité
to do a ten-year stretch behind bars
passer dix ans derrière les barreaux
to have occurred last month/last year
remonter au mois dernier/à l'année dernière événement, fait
at the beginning/end of the year
en début/en fin d'année
1985 was a vintage year for Bordeaux
1985, c'est une bonne année pour le Bordeaux
a pupil who jumps from year 2 to year 4 [or from first to third grad Am]
un élève qui saute du CP en CE2
he is one year younger than me
il a un an de moins que moi
eight days/a year ago today sb did sth
il y a aujourd'hui huit jours/un an que qn a fait qc
this coat will do [or last] me another year
ce manteau me fera encore un hiver

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A sudden thaw occurred over New Year's Eve 1928, followed by unusually heavy rain, doubling the volume of water coming down the river.
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It spends the rest of the year at sea.
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It attracts thousands of visitors each year with its many attractions.
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Cavy remembers the book, remembers who published it, remembers the year of publication.
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The construction of the imposing edifice was finished in the year 1964.
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Each member is elected to a staggered four-year term.
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She resorted to a $35,000 gastric bypass operation last year.
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The following year the cup was shared after both legs finished 20 to the home team.
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It was reported that a deal with unionized labor could not be reached after a year of negotiations.
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Another year elapsed; it was the third monk's turn.
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