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1 antan
d'antan dɑ̃tɑ̃ locution adjective liter [guerres, fêtes] of old (après n); [prestige] formerle Lyon d'antan — the Lyons of yesteryear littér
* * *ɑ̃tɑ̃d'antan adj
of yesteryear, of long ago* * *antan: d'antan loc adj liter [guerres, fêtes, guinguettes] of old ( après n); [prestige, splendeur] former; les métiers/la ville d'antan the old trades/town; le Lyon d'antan the Lyons of yesteryear littér.[ɑ̃tɑ̃]d'antan locution adjectivalemes amis d'antan my erstwhile friends, my friends from the old days -
2 autrefois
autrefois [otʀəfwa]adverb* * *otʀəfwaadverbe gén in the past; ( précédemment) before, formerly sout; ( en un temps révolu) in the old days, in days gone by littérc'est là que je travaillais autrefois — that's where I worked before ou I used to work
autrefois, quand Paris s'appelait Lutèce — long ago, when Paris was called Lutetia
mes habitudes/ma vie d'autrefois — my former habits/life
les coutumes/légendes d'autrefois — old customs/legends
* * *otʀəfwa adv1) (= avant) in the pastCela n'arrivait pas aussi souvent autrefois. — This didn't happen so often in the past.
2) (= naguère) in the old daysAutrefois Saint-Tropez n'était qu'un village de pêcheurs. — In the old days Saint-Tropez was just a fishing village.
d'autrefois; le Paris d'autrefois — the Paris of yesteryear
* * *autrefois adv gén in the past; ( précédemment) before, formerly sout; ( en un temps révolu) in the old days, in days gone by littér; autrefois c'était possible it used to be possible; c'est là que je travaillais autrefois that's where I worked before ou I used to work; autrefois, il n'y avait pas d'électricité in the old days, there was no electricity; autrefois, quand Paris s'appelait Lutèce long ago, when Paris was called Lutetia; elle autrefois si riche she, who used to be so wealthy; mes habitudes/ma vie d'autrefois my former habits/life; les coutumes/légendes d'autrefois old customs/legends; les voitures d'autrefois cars of an earlier era; les maisons d'autrefois étaient solides in the old days, houses were well built.[otrəfwa] adverbeautrefois s'élevait ici un château médiéval... there used to be a medieval castle here...les maisons d'autrefois n'avaient aucun confort in the past ou in the old days, houses were very basic
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yesteryear — noun Etymology: yesterday + year Date: 1870 1. last year 2. time gone by; especially the recent past • yesteryear adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
yesteryear — noun /ˈjɛstəjɪə/ a) Last year. Where . . . Where are the snows of yesteryear? b) Past years; time gone by; yore … Wiktionary