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Yearly French Phrases
Once you’ve learned the difference between an and année, cement your knowledge with some idioms and set expressions featuring these somewhat synonyms.
Expressions with an
| 2, 3, 4 fois par an | twice, three times, four times a year | |
| Au gui l’an neuf ! | Happy New Year! (while under mistletoe) | |
| avoir 10, 20, 30 ans | to be 10, 20, 30 (years old) | |
| bon an mal an | on average | |
| de ___ ans (une fille de 3 ans, une voiture de 10 ans) |
___-year-old (3-year-old girl, 10-year-old car) |
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| en l’an ___ avant Jésus-Christ | (in the year) ___ BC | |
| en l’an ___ de notre ère | (in the year) ___ AD | |
| en l’an de grâce ___ | in the year of Our Lord ___ | |
| être de ___ ans son aîné | to be ___ years older than someone | |
| le jour de l’An | New Year’s Day | |
| le Nouvel An | New Year’s Day, the New Year | |
| le Premier de l’an | New Year’s Day, the first of the year | |
| s’en moquer comme de l’an quarante | to not care less about, to not give a darn about | |
| s’en soucier comme de l’an quarante | to not care less about, to not give a darn about |
Literary expressions with an
| les ans l’ont courbé | he’s become hunched with age | |
| courbé sous le poids des ans | bent under the weight of age | |
| l’outrage des ans | the ravages of time |
Expressions with année
| une année bissextile | leap year | ||
| une année calendaire | calendar year | ||
| une année civile | calendar year | ||
| l’année de tous les dangers | a dangerous year | ||
| à l’année longue | (Canada) | all year long | |
| une année-lumière | light year | ||
| une année sainte | Holy year | ||
| une année scolaire | school year | ||
| les années 60, 70, 80… | the sixties, seventies, eighties… | ||
| les années de disette | years of famine | ||
| les années de plomb | politically violent years | ||
| les années de vaches maigres | lean years | ||
| les années folles | Roaring Twenties | ||
| Bonne Année ! | Happy New Year! | ||
| Bonne année et bonne santé ! | Happy New Year (and good health)! | ||
| C’est à des années-lumière de mes préoccupations | It’s the last thing on my mind. | ||
| ne pas être un perdreau de l’année | to not be a spring chicken | ||
| les vertes années | adolescence | ||
Related words
| un annuaire | yearbook, directory, phone book | ||
| annuel | (adj) | annual, yearly | |
| annuellement | (adv) | annually | |
Related lessons
- An vs année
- Dates
- Years
- Expressions with jour / journée
- Expressions with matin / matinée
- Expressions with soir / soirée
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