Archives (en. Archives)

/aʁ.ʃiv/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Set of documents preserved due to their value.

The archives of this institution are very valuable.

Les archives de cette institution sont très précieuses.

Place where documents are stored.

We need to go to the archives to consult these old papers.

Nous devons nous rendre aux archives pour consulter ces vieux papiers.

Historical documents related to a person or event.

The departmental archives preserve birth certificates.

Les archives départementales conservent des actes de naissance.

The word 'archives' comes from the Greek 'arkhē' which means 'origin' or 'command'.

historical archives

Documents related to history.

archives historiques

archival funds

Organized collection of documents.

fonds d'archives

consult the archives

Review the preserved documents.

consulter les archives

public archives

Archives accessible to the public.

archives publiques

archiving

Process of organizing and preserving documents.

archivage

archivist

Person specialized in archive management.

archiviste

file

Set of documents grouped for a specific subject.

dossier

An old document that is no longer important.

This old contract is just archives now.

Ce vieux contrat, c'est juste des archives maintenant.

Old data that is no longer used.

All this is archives, we don't use it anymore.

Tout ça, c'est des archives, on ne s'en sert plus.