Vocabulaire essentiel pour le TOEFL - Temps et histoire

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

avant Jésus-Christ

a period of history marked by particular features or events

ère

a period of one thousand years, usually calculated from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ

millénaire

relating to a time span of a thousand years

millénaire

a period of one hundred years

siècle

ten years of time

décennie

a period of history identified with a particular event

époque

organized according to the order that the events occurred in

chronologique

time that is endless

éternité

happening at the end of a process or a particular period of time

ultime

in a way that happens once every year

annuellement

taking place twice a year

biannuel

for an unspecified period of time

indéfiniment

after a particular event or time

ensuite

at exactly the same time

simultanément

before an event or an action

au préalable

regularly and with short time in between

fréquemment

with no delay and at once

instanément

referring to the first of two things mentioned

ancien

referring to the second of two things mentioned

dernier

a year in every four years that has 366 days instead of 365

année bissextile

typical or customary for a specific time of year

saisonnier

either of the two times of the year when the sun reaches its farthest or closest distance from the equator

solstice

happening repeatedly or continuously in an annoying or problematic way

perpétuel

the time in the very early morning when the first sunlight appears

aurore

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

crépuscule

the time span in which earth orbits the sun

année solaire

a period of 12 lunar months (the time span between two new moons), which is around 354 days

année lunaire

after the time mentioned or in the future

plus tard

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

préhistorique

characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution

primitif

a society that has developed its own culture and institutions in a particular period of time or place

civilisation

someone who studies or records historical events

historien

belonging or related to the Middle Ages, the period in European history from roughly the 5th to the 15th century

médiéval

a period of great prosperity and success, particularly in the past

âge d'or

a place or a collection of records or documents of historical importance

archive

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

origine

used to refer to a date that is after the birth of Jesus Christ

après Jésus-Christ

a place or building that is historically important

monument

used with a date to refer to things happened or existed after the birth of Christ

ère commune