nostalgic

nostalgique

Qui repense avec joie et tristesse à une époque qu’on aimerait revivre.

En anglais simple : Feeling happy and a little sad when remembering a past time you wish you could experience again.

• I feel nostalgic today.
• She grew nostalgic for her school days.
• Does this song make you nostalgic?

Comment l'utiliser : nostalgic for something (He felt nostalgic for his old neighborhood.); nostalgic about something (She gets nostalgic about her childhood.)

Synonymes : wistful, sentimental

Expressions courantes : feel nostalgic, nostalgic for something, nostalgic mood, nostalgic feeling

nostalgique

Qui rappelle le passé avec plaisir et une certaine tristesse.

En anglais simple : Making you remember the past with pleasure and some sadness.

• The film has a nostalgic feel.
• They played nostalgic music from the sixties.
• We enjoyed a nostalgic trip through the old neighborhood.

Synonymes : evocative, sentimental

Expressions courantes : nostalgic film, nostalgic music, nostalgic feel