classic

typique, classique

Qui présente les caractéristiques habituelles ou les plus reconnaissables de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Showing the usual or most recognizable features of something.

• That is a classic mistake.
• The patient showed classic signs of flu.
• His response was a classic example of bad manners.

Comment l'utiliser : a classic example of something (This is a classic example of poor planning.)

Synonymes : typical, characteristic

Contraires : atypical

Expressions courantes : classic example, classic mistake, classic case

classique

De qualité et largement admiré pendant de nombreuses années, même quand les modes changent.

En anglais simple : Good and widely admired for many years, even as fashions change.

• She chose a classic design.
• This classic novel still attracts young readers.
• A simple black dress has a classic beauty.

Synonymes : timeless

Expressions courantes : classic style, classic design, classic novel, classic beauty

ancien, rétro

Qui vient d’une époque passée, surtout quand on l’apprécie encore aujourd’hui.

En anglais simple : From an earlier time, especially when people still enjoy or value it.

• He collects classic cars.
• The station plays classic rock.
• We spent the evening watching classic movies.

Synonymes : vintage, retro

Contraires : modern

Expressions courantes : classic car, classic movies, classic rock

classique

Livre, film, chanson ou autre œuvre que l’on admire pendant de nombreuses années.

En anglais simple : A book, film, song, or other work that people admire for many years.

• This film is a classic.
• She enjoys reading nineteenth-century classics.
• That song became an instant classic.

Synonymes : masterpiece

Expressions courantes : a modern classic, read a classic, an instant classic

lettres classiques

Étude des langues, des écrits et de la culture de la Grèce et de la Rome antiques.

En anglais simple : The languages, writing, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, studied as a subject.

• She studies classics at university.
• Our classics teacher taught us Latin.
• His degree in classics included Greek poetry.

Synonymes : classical studies

Expressions courantes : study classics, teach classics, classics degree

auteur classique

Écrivain dont les œuvres sont admirées et étudiées depuis de nombreuses années.

En anglais simple : A writer whose work has been admired and studied for many years.

• Virgil is a Roman classic.
• The course introduces students to each Greek classic.
• She praised the poet as a classic.

Expressions courantes : a Roman classic, a Greek classic, read a classic