What does an in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word an in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use an in French.
The word an in French means year, years old, year, national assembly, year, the year 2000, year of our Lord, in general, generally speaking, like it or not, in the year of our Lord + [year], New Year's Day, last year, the first of the year, the first day of the year, the New Year, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, could not care less. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word an
yearnom masculin (année) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cette journaliste a passé quatre ans à l'étranger. That journalist spent four years abroad. |
years oldnom masculin (indique l'âge) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Ma sœur a vingt ans. My sister is twenty. |
yearnom masculin (entre le 1er janvier et le 31 décembre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Nous nous reverrons l'an prochain. We will see each other again next year. |
national assemblynom féminin (abr, rare (Assemblée Nationale) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les députés se réunissent à l'AN. MPs meet at the national assembly. |
yearnom masculin (révolution de la Terre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La Terre tourne autour du Soleil en un an. The Earth takes one year to go around the sun. |
the year 2000nom masculin (l'année 2000) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Lorsque j'étais jeune, on pensait qu'il y aurait des voitures volantes en l'an 2000. |
year of our Lord(année, an) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
in general, generally speakinglocution adverbiale (en moyenne) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Bon an mal an, un pied de pommes de terre donne environ 1 kilo. |
like it or notlocution adverbiale (de toute façon) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Bon an mal an, il faudra bientôt refaire le plein de carburant. |
in the year of our Lord + [year]locution adverbiale (soutenu (en telle ou telle année) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'action se déroule en l'an de grâce 1812. |
New Year's Daynom masculin (premier jour de l'année) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le jour de l'an tombe un dimanche cette année. |
last yearlocution adverbiale (il y a un an) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") L'an dernier, nous sommes allés en vacances au Brésil. |
the first of the year, the first day of the yearnom masculin (le premier jour de l'année) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
the New Yearnom masculin (changement d'année) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) J'envoie des cartes de vœux à toute ma famille pour le Nouvel An. |
New Year's Daynom masculin (premier jour de l'année) (1 January) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
New Year's Evenom masculin (nuit du 31 décembre au 1er janvier) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je passe le réveillon du Premier de l'an chez ma sœur. |
could not care less(familier (se ficher complètement de [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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