L'an (en. The year)

/lɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Unit of time measurement representing a period of 12 months.

We celebrate the anniversary of our meeting every year.

Nous célébrons l'anniversaire de notre rencontre chaque année.

Academic year or calendar year.

Last year, we traveled to Europe.

L'année dernière, nous avons voyagé en Europe.

Age of a person or an animal.

This child is only three years old.

Cet enfant a seulement trois ans.

The term 'an' comes from the Latin 'annus', which means year.

next year

The year following the current one.

l'an prochain

from one year to another

From one year to the next.

d'un an à l'autre

the year of grace

Expression used to refer to a specific year in the Christian calendar.

l'an de grâce

anniversary

Celebration of the birth date.

anniversaire

annual

Occurring every year.

annuel

set

A grouping, in general, of parts that can be considered together.

ensemble

To age by one year.

Today, I am turning a year older.

Aujourd'hui, je prends un an de plus.

To refer to a year that was particularly good or bad.

That year was truly exceptional.

Cette année-là, c'était vraiment exceptionnel.