antique

ancien, antique

Très ancien et souvent précieux en raison de son âge ou de son histoire.

En anglais simple : Very old, and often valuable because of its age or history.

• She collects antique clocks.
• We bought an antique table for the dining room.
• His antique car still runs beautifully.

Contraires : modern

Expressions courantes : antique furniture, antique car, antique clock

désuet, archaïque

Appartient à une époque ancienne ou n’est plus adapté à la vie moderne.

En anglais simple : Belonging to an earlier time, or no longer suited to modern life.

• His manners seemed strangely antique.
• The book preserves some antique expressions.
• They challenged the village’s antique ideas about marriage.

Synonymes : old-fashioned, outdated, archaic

Contraires : modern

Expressions courantes : antique notions, antique customs, antique manners

antiquité

Objet ancien conservé ou collectionné pour son âge, sa beauté ou sa valeur.

En anglais simple : An old object kept or collected because of its age, beauty, or value.

• This chair is an antique.
• She sells antiques in a small shop.
• They found a valuable antique at the market.

Expressions courantes : buy an antique, valuable antique, antique shop