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1 latter-day
d'aujourd'hui;∎ a latter-day St Francis un saint François moderne;∎ Church of the Latter-day Saints Église f de Jésus-Christ des saints des derniers jours -
2 age
age [eɪdʒ]1. nouna. âge m• what age is she? quel âge a-t-elle ?• act your age! allons, sois raisonnable !b. ( = period of time) époque f4. compounds* * *[eɪdʒ] 1.1) ( length of existence) âge mact ou be your age! — ne fais pas l'enfant!
to be under age — Law être mineur/-e
age of consent — Law âge légal ( for pour)
to feel one's age — se sentir vieux/vieille
2) ( latter part of life)3) ( era) ère f, époque f (of de)4) (colloq) ( long time)2.transitive verb [hairstyle, experiences etc] vieillir [person]3.intransitive verb [person] vieillir -
3 age
A n1 ( length of existence) âge m ; at the age of 14 à l'âge de 14 ans ; she's your age elle a ton âge ; to look one's age faire son âge ; to be of retirement age avoir l'âge de la retraite ; to be of school age être en âge d'aller à l'école ; she's twice/half his age elle a le double/la moitié de son âge ; they are of an age ils sont du même âge ; to be of an age when… être à l'âge où… ; act ou be your age! ne fais pas l'enfant! ; you shouldn't be doing that at your age! tu ne devrais pas faire ça à ton âge! ; men of retirement age les hommes en âge de or qui ont l'âge de la retraite ; to come of age atteindre la majorité ; to be of age être majeur/-e ; to be under age Jur être mineur ; age of consent Jur âge légal (for pour) ; to feel one's age se faire vieux/vieille ;3 ( era) ère f, époque f (of de) ; the video/computer age l'ère de la vidéo/de l'ordinateur ; in this day and age à notre époque ; through the ages à travers les âges or les siècles ; the Age of Reason Hist le siècle des lumières ;4 ○ ( long time) ( souvent pl) it's ages since I've played golf ça fait une éternité que je n'ai pas joué au golf ; we haven't been to London for ages nous ne sommes pas allés à Londres depuis une éternité ; it takes ages ou an age to get it right cela prend un temps fou pour le faire correctement ; I've been waiting for ages j'attends depuis des heures.
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latter-day — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ modern or contemporary, especially when resembling some person or thing of the past: a latter day Noah … English terms dictionary
latter day — index current Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
latter-day — [lat′ərdā΄] adj. of recent or present time; modern … English World dictionary
latter-day — /lat euhr day /, adj. 1. of a later or following period: latter day pioneers. 2. of the present period or time; modern: the latter day problems of our society. [1835 45; LATTER + DAY] * * * … Universalium
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latter-day — ADJ: ADJ n Latter day is used to describe someone or something that is a modern equivalent of a person or thing in the past. He holds the belief that he is a latter day prophet … English dictionary
latter-day — adjective (only before noun) a latter day Versailles/Tsar/Robin Hood etc something or someone that exists now but is like a famous thing or person that existed in the past: ruling his business empire like a latter day Tsar … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
latter-day — adjective a latter day puritan Syn: modern, present day, current, contemporary … Thesaurus of popular words
latter-day — lat′ter day adj. 1) of a later or following period: latter day pioneers[/ex] 2) of the present period or time; modern • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang