Année-là (en. That year)

a-ne-la

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
Text: Designation of a one-year period, often used to evoke a recent past.
Text: That year, we traveled a lot.
L'année-là, nous avons beaucoup voyagé.
Text: Indication of a specific year in conversation.
Text: I remember that year as a difficult time.
Je me souviens de l'année-là comme d'une période difficile.
Text: Expression used to mark a significant event from a particular year.
Text: That year, the Olympic Games took place in London.
L'année-là, les Jeux Olympiques ont eu lieu à Londres.

Etymology

Text: Derived from 'year' with the demonstrative 'that' to specify a particular year.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Text: that year
Text: Reference to a specific past year.
l'année-là
Text: memory of that year
Text: Mentioning a significant event from that year.
souvenir de l'année-là
Text: it was that year
Text: Introducing a narrative based on an event from a specific year.
c'était l'année-là

Related Words

Text: year
Text: One-year period.
année
Text: school year
Text: One-year period for studies.
année scolaire
Text: exercise
Text: One-year period for financial results.
exercice

Slang Meanings

Text: A memorable year for significant events.
Text: That year, it was madness.
Cette année-là, c'était la folie.
Text: Used to refer to a difficult year.
Text: We don’t often remember that year, it was too hard.
On ne se souvient pas souvent de cette année-là, c'était trop dur.