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centenaire

French → English

noun//sɑ̃.tə.nɛʁ//

(age) centenarian: a person who is one hundred or more years old

La commune a organisé une fête pour les cent ans de sa doyenne centenaire.

(English) The town organized a party for its centenarian senior's 100th birthday.

Il y a de plus en plus de centenaires grâce aux progrès de la médecine.

(English) There are more and more centenarians thanks to medical progress.

adj//sɑ̃.tə.nɛʁ//

(time) centennial: something that has existed for a hundred years or more; ancient

Nous avons pique-niqué sous un chêne centenaire au milieu de la forêt.

(English) We had a picnic under a hundred-year-old oak tree in the middle of the forest.

L'université célèbre cette année son centenaire de fondation.

(English) The university is celebrating its centennial of foundation this year.

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