noun
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century Meaning in French (century signification en français)

siècle, cent
Synonymes:centenaire
siècle in English:century
Phonetic:sjɛkl
Plural: centuries
Gender:Masculin
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La signification de century en français est siècle, cent. (Période de cent ans.)

Definitions of Century

  1. 1
    noun
    siècle

    A period of one hundred years.

    Période de cent ans.

  2. 2
    noun
    cent

    In cricket, a score of one hundred runs by a single batsman.

    Au cricket, score de cent points obtenu par un seul batteur.

Example Sentences

“The 21st century began in the year 2001.”

Le 21e siècle a commencé en l'an 2001.

“He scored a magnificent century in the cricket match.”

Il a marqué un magnifique cent au match de cricket.

“It has been a century since the last major earthquake.”

Cela fait un siècle depuis le dernier tremblement de terre majeur.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

sièclecentenaire

In English:

100 yearscentennial

Inflected Word Forms

nouncenturion
pluralcenturies
adjectivecentennial

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

turn of the centuryexpression

The period around the beginning of a new century.