What does historique in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word historique in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use historique in French.

The word historique in French means historical, historical, historical, historic, history, history, history, past history, track record, historic centre, historic town, listed historical monument, historical analysis, critical appraisal, historic event, give an account of , give an account of in chronological order, historical event, historical film, National Liberation Front of Corsica, timeline, historical timeline, historical materialism, historical monument, historical operator, former operator, historical figure, historical character, present historic, historical reenactment, historical review, historical novel, historic site, heritage site, historical fact. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word historique

historical

adjectif (relatif à l'histoire)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ma petite-fille fait des études historiques sur la Grèce. // Les archives historiques du recensement peuvent être consultées sur internet.
My granddaughter is studying Greek history.

historical

adjectif (relaté par l'histoire) (of the past)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu ne peux pas contester cet événement ; c'est un fait historique.
You can't question this event; it's an historical fact.

historical

adjectif (qui se rapporte à l'histoire)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
A. Dumas a écrit des romans historiques.
Alexandre Dumas wrote historical novels.

historic

adjectif (célèbre dans l'histoire) (important)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La prise de la Bastille est un fait historique. // La visite du Pape dans notre village fut un moment historique.
The storming of the Bastille is a historic fact. // The Pope's visit to our village was an historic moment.

history

nom masculin (récit chronologique de faits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il relate dans son livre l'historique de la guerre.
In his book, he recounts the history of the war.

history

nom masculin (Informatique : trace des sites visités) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'avais oublié l'adresse du site que j'avais visité, mais heureusement, je l'ai retrouvé dans l'historique.
I had forgotten the address of the site I visited, but luckily I found it in my history.

history

nom masculin (archivage de versions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce développeur conserve toujours l'historique de ses programmes.
This developer always keeps the history of his programs.

past history, track record

nom masculin (passé de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martin connaît tout l'historique de notre service.
Martin knows the whole past history of our department.

historic centre

nom masculin (cœur ancien d'une ville) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le centre historique de Troyes est en forme de bouchon de champagne.

historic town

nom féminin (ville à patrimoine historique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

listed historical monument

locution adjectivale (inscrit au patrimoine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'abbaye cistercienne de notre ville est classée monument historique.
The Cistercian abbey in our town is a listed historical monument.

historical analysis, critical appraisal

nom féminin (mode d'analyse de faits historiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La critique historique est l'histoire présentée de façon scientifique.

historic event

nom masculin (événement influant sur l'Histoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

give an account of , give an account of in chronological order

locution verbale (retrouver la chronologie, faire le récit)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le responsable qualité a demandé que nous lui fassions l'historique de cet incident.

historical event

nom masculin (événement important)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fait d'avoir marché sur la lune est un fait historique marquant.

historical film

nom masculin (film sur un sujet historique) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

National Liberation Front of Corsica

nom masculin (abr (organisation séparatiste corse) (separatist group)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

timeline, historical timeline

nom féminin (description de faits historiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

historical materialism

nom masculin (vue marxiste de l'histoire) (Marxism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

historical monument

nom masculin (bâtiment du patrimoine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les monuments historiques ont un intérêt historique, culturel ou patrimonial.

historical operator, former operator

nom masculin (entreprise qui avait un monopole d'état)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
France Télécom est l'opérateur historique des télécommunications françaises.

historical figure, historical character

nom masculin (personne célèbre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Louis Pasteur, Victor Hugo et Jules Verne sont des personnages historiques.

present historic

nom masculin (présent utilisé pour la narration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

historical reenactment

nom féminin (scène avec décors d'époque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

historical review

nom féminin (magazine traitant de l'histoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

historical novel

nom masculin (roman basé sur l'Histoire) (fiction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

historic site, heritage site

nom masculin (lieu mémorable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Valmy est un site historique pour la République française.

historical fact

nom féminin (fait historique non contesté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La recherche de la vérité historique relève de la méthodologie historique.

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