| anglais > français | |
| year | |
| 1. n. Année. | |
| Happy new year! | |
| Bonne année ! | |
| 2. n. An. | |
| He is three years old. | |
| Il a trois ans. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| year | |
| 1. n. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference). |  |
| we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago |  |
| 2. n. (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution |  |
| Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years. |  |
| 3. n. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by |  |
| A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year. |  |
| I was born in the year 1950. |  |
| This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster. |  |
| 4. n. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity. |  |
| During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus. |  |
| 5. n. (sciences) A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a". |  |
| 6. n. A level or grade in school or college. |  |
| Every second-year student must select an area of specialization. |  |
| The exams in year 12 at high school are the most difficult. |  |
| 7. n. The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year). |  |
| Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years. |  |
| français > anglais | |
| an | |
| 1. n-m. year |  |