age

âge

Nombre d’années qu’une personne a vécues ou qu’une chose existe.

En anglais simple : The number of years someone has lived or something has existed.

• What is your age?
• The children are all the same age.
• We do not know the exact age of the building.

Comment l'utiliser : at the age of + number (She learned to swim at the age of six.); the same age as someone (My brother is the same age as you.)

Synonymes : years

Expressions courantes : at your age, the same age, age five, school age

ère, époque

Longue période de l’histoire caractérisée par certains événements, idées ou modes de vie.

En anglais simple : A long period of history known for particular events, ideas, or ways of life.

• We live in a digital age.
• Dinosaurs lived in a different age.
• The town enjoyed a golden age of trade.

Comment l'utiliser : the age of something (These tools date from the age of steam.)

Synonymes : era, period, epoch

Expressions courantes : the stone age, the digital age, a golden age

vieillesse

Le fait d’être vieux, ou la dernière partie de la vie.

En anglais simple : The state of being old, or the later part of life.

• His hair turned white with age.
• She remained active into old age.
• Age had weakened the wooden door.

Synonymes : old age

Contraires : youth

Expressions courantes : old age, with age, advancing age

âge, période de la vie

Une période de la vie, comme l’enfance ou l’âge adulte.

En anglais simple : A stage of life, such as childhood or the years when someone is fully grown.

• Middle age brought him new confidence.
• She is at an age when friends matter most.
• Different ages of life bring different worries.

Comment l'utiliser : the age of + life stage (Play matters during the age of childhood.)

Synonymes : life stage

Expressions courantes : middle age, a difficult age, age of infancy

vieillir

Prendre de l’âge ou commencer à paraître plus vieux.

En anglais simple : To grow older or begin to look older.

• Everyone ages.
• His father has aged quickly this year.
• Does too much sun make your skin age faster?

Synonymes : grow older, get older

Expressions courantes : age gracefully, age quickly, age well

faire vieillir, affiner

Laisser reposer un aliment ou une boisson pour que son goût ou sa qualité se développe.

En anglais simple : To leave food or drink for some time so its taste or quality develops.

• They age their cheese slowly.
• We aged the wine in wooden barrels.
• How long do you age this whiskey?

Comment l'utiliser : age something for a period (They age the cheese for six months.); age something in something (The maker ages the whiskey in oak barrels.)

Synonymes : mature

Expressions courantes : age wine, age in barrels, age cheese

vieillir

Paraître meilleur ou moins bon quand on le considère à nouveau avec le temps.

En anglais simple : To seem better or worse as time passes and people look at it again.

• That joke has aged badly.
• Her predictions have aged surprisingly well.
• Will this film age as well as her earlier work?

Synonymes : hold up

Expressions courantes : age well, age badly, age poorly

vieillir

Modifier quelque chose pour lui donner un aspect plus ancien qu’il ne l’est vraiment.

En anglais simple : To change something so it looks older than it really is.

• They aged the wood with paint.
• The artist ages paper using tea.
• Can you age this frame to match the old mirror?

Synonymes : distress, weather

Expressions courantes : age the wood, age a surface, artificially age something