historic

historique

Qui a marqué le passé ou qui sera probablement considéré comme important à l’avenir.

En anglais simple : Important in the past or likely to be remembered as important in the future.

• We visited a historic castle.
• The two countries signed a historic agreement.
• This historic victory changed the future of the country.

Synonymes : significant, momentous

Expressions courantes : historic event, historic building, historic moment, historic victory

historique

Qualifie des formes grammaticales utilisées pour raconter des événements passés.

En anglais simple : Used to describe grammar forms that tell about past events.

• The writer uses the historic present.
• We studied historic tenses in our Latin class.
• The historic infinitive makes the account feel more immediate.

Synonymes : historical

Expressions courantes : historic present, historic tense, historic infinitive