noun🔗ShareSiècleA 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."My grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year, marking the end of the twentieth century. "Mes grands-parents ont célébré leur 50e anniversaire de mariage cette année, marquant la fin du vingtième siècle.timehistorynumberperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUnité de l'armée romaine, à l'origine composée de 100 soldatsA 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."The Roman army century was a unit of about 70 soldiers. "La centurie de l'armée romaine était une unité d'environ 70 soldats.militaryhistoryorganizationunitgrouppersonwarpoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSiècleA political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly."The Roman century was a unit of soldiers in the Roman army. "Le siècle romain était une unité de soldats dans l'armée romaine.politicsgovernmenthistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSiècleA hundred things of the same kind; a hundred."The school library has a century of children's books. "La bibliothèque de l'école possède un siècle de livres pour enfants.numbertimehistoryageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCentaineA hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership."The cricket team celebrated the century scored by their captain in the last innings. "L'équipe de cricket a célébré la centaine marquée par son capitaine lors de la dernière manche.sportachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSiècleA score of one hundred points."That was his tenth professional century."C'était son dixième siècle professionnel.sportnumberachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourse de cent unitésA race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length."The marathon runners completed the century race in record time. "Les marathoniens ont terminé la course de cent unités en un temps record.sportraceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBillet de cent dollarsA banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars."My grandfather gave me a century for my birthday. "Mon grand-père m'a donné un billet de cent dollars pour mon anniversaire.financebusinesseconomyamountvaluenumberassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
