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an

French → English

noun

(time) A period of 12 months; a year.

J'avais neuf ans.

(English) I was nine years old.

Louis le Pieux meurt en 840. Un an plus tard, la flotte danoise arrive.

(English) Louis the Pious died in 840. One year later, the Danish fleet arrived.

noun

(historical) A year in the French Republican Calendar, which began on September 22, 1792.

Le 16 germinal de l'an II fut un jour fatidique.

(English) The 16th of Germinal in Year II was a fateful day.

En l'an VIII, le département fut réorganisé.

(English) In Year VIII, the department was reorganized.

noun

(astronomy) The orbital period of a planet; a planetary year.

Un an martien dure 687 jours terrestres.

(English) A Martian year lasts 687 Earth days.

Le cycle sacré était lié à la durée de l'an vénusien.

(English) The sacred cycle was linked to the length of the Venusian year.

pron

(inclusive language) A neutral singular determiner used before a noun for a non-binary person.

Je fais connaître les travaux de an cherchaire.

(English) I am publicizing the research work of a researcher (non-binary).

An artiste a présenté une œuvre remarquable.

(English) An artist (non-binary) presented a remarkable work.

Entry ID: fr:en:an · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary