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1 ancient
B adj1 ( dating from BC) antique ; ( very old) ancien/-ienne ; ancient Greek Ling grec ancien ; ancient Greece/Rome la Grèce/Rome antique ; ancient history ( subject) histoire f ancienne ; that's ancient history! fig c'est de l'histoire ancienne ; ancient monument monument m historique ; in ancient times dans les temps anciens ; the ancient world l'antiquité f, le monde antique ;2 ○ [person, car] très vieux/vieille ; I must be getting ancient je dois me faire bien vieux. -
2 ancient
ancient ['eɪnʃənt]∎ she drives an ancient Volkswagen elle conduit une Volkswagen qui a fait la guerre;∎ her husband's absolutely ancient son mari est vraiment très vieux2 noun∎ the ancients les anciens mpl∎ British their affair is ancient history now leur liaison est maintenant de l'histoire ancienne;ancient monument monument m historique ou classé;ancient Rome la Rome antique;ancient times les temps mpl anciens, l'antiquité f;the ancient world le monde antique -
3 ancient
ancient [ˈeɪn∫ənt]a. antique ; [painting, document, custom] ancien* * *['eɪnʃənt]1) ( dating from BC) antique; ( very old) ancien/-ienneancient Greek — Linguistics grec ancien
ancient history — ( subject) histoire f ancienne
ancient monument — monument m historique
2) (colloq) [person, car] très vieux/vieille -
4 ancient
['einʃənt]1) (relating to times long ago, especially before the collapse of Rome: ancient history.) ancien2) (very old: an ancient sweater.) très vieux -
5 antiquity
[æn'tikwəti]1) (ancient times, especially those of the ancient Greeks and Romans: the gods and heroes of antiquity.) antiquité2) (great age: a statue of great antiquity.) très ancien3) ((plural antiquities) something remaining from ancient times (eg a statue, a vase): Roman antiquities.) antiquité -
6 antiquity
antiquity [ænˈtɪkwɪtɪ]1. noun( = ancient times) antiquité f2. plural noun* * *[æn'tɪkwətɪ]1) ( ancient times) antiquité f2) ( great age) ancienneté fof great antiquity — très ancien/-ienne
3) ( relic) antiquité f -
7 archaeology
(the study of objects belonging to ancient times (eg buildings, tools etc found in the earth).) archéologie- archaeological -
8 antiquity
1 ( ancient times) antiquité f ; in/since antiquity dans/depuis l'antiquité ; classical antiquity l'antiquité grecque et romaine ;3 ( relic) antiquité f. -
9 antiquity
(a) (ancient times) l'Antiquité f(b) (building, ruin) monument m ancien, antiquité f; (coin, statue) objet m ancien; (work of art) objet m d'art ancien, antiquité f -
10 forum
['fo:rəm]1) (any public place in which discussions take place, speeches are made etc: In modern times the television studio is as much a forum for public opinion as the market-places of ancient Rome used to be.) forum2) (a market-place in ancient Roman cities and towns.) forum -
11 excavate
['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) creuser2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) faire des fouilles (dans)•- excavator -
12 modern
['modən](belonging to the present or to recent times; not old or ancient: modern furniture/clothes.) moderne- modernness - modernize - modernise - modernization - modernisation - modern language
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