Calendar Eras

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Ères calendaires

As in English, years in French can be differentiated with one of two common notation systems.

1) Common Era

ère commune de notre ère de l’ère actuelle de l’ère chrétienne		Common Era Current Era Christian Era
EC è.c.		CE
vs
avant l’ère commune avant notre ère avant l’ère chrétienne		Before Common Era Before Current Era Before Christian Era
AEC av. è. c.		BCE

2) Anno Domini

après Jésus-Christ		anno Domini*
apr. J-C		AD
vs
avant Jésus-Christ		before Christ
av. J-C		BC

* Not "after death." Anno Domini is Latin for "In the year of the Lord."

Par exemple…

C’était en 1575 EC. C’était en 1575 apr. J-C.		It was in 1575 CE. It was in 1575 AD.
Il est né en 199 AEC. Il est né en 199 av. J-C.		He was born in 199 BCE. He was born in 199 BC.

 An explanation of what these terms actually mean and why Common Era has mostly replaced Anno Domini is beyond the scope of this French vocabulary lesson. For more info, try one of these sites:

• Herodote.net (explication en français)
• Timeanddate.com (English explanation)

 Related lessons

• Acronyms
• Calendar
• Dates
• Years

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