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centuries

/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹiz/

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Siècles

A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

Examples :

"The ancient pyramids have stood for centuries, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations. "

Les anciennes pyramides ont résisté pendant des siècles, témoignant de l'essor et de la chute des civilisations.

time history number age period

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Une unité de l'armée romaine

A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.

Examples :

"The Roman centurion commanded his century of roughly 80 soldiers in the battle. "

Le centurion romain commandait son unité d'environ 80 soldats lors de la bataille.

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Siècles

A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

Examples :

"While less common, a historian studying the Roman Republic needed to understand how each of the centuries voted in the Centuriate Assembly to determine the composition of the Roman army. "

Bien que moins courant, un historien étudiant la République romaine devait comprendre comment chacun des siècles votait à l'Assemblée des Centuries pour déterminer la composition de l'armée romaine.

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Siècles

A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.

Examples :

"The library contained several centuries of old books, neatly organized on the shelves. "

La bibliothèque contenait plusieurs siècles de vieux livres, soigneusement organisés sur les étagères.

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Centuries

A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.

Examples :

"The cricket match was exciting because both opening batsmen scored centuries, leading their team to a dominant victory. "

Le match de cricket était passionnant car les deux batteurs d'ouverture ont marqué des centuries, menant leur équipe à une victoire dominante.

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Siècles

A score of one hundred points.

Examples :

"That was his tenth professional century."

Ce fut son dixième siècle professionnel.

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Course de cent unités

A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.

Examples :

"The track and field meet included races from short sprints to longer centuries. "

La rencontre d'athlétisme comprenait des courses allant des sprints courts aux courses de cent unités plus longues.

sport race achievement unit

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Billet de cent dollars

A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

Examples :

"He paid for the groceries with three centuries and some smaller bills. "

Il a payé l'épicerie avec trois billets de cent dollars et quelques petites coupures.

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