la
feminine
/epɔk/
#922 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
era, time, period
Word origin
From Latin epocha, borrowed from Greek epokhe ('a fixed point in time, a pause'), from epekhein ('to hold back, halt'). The same Greek source gives English epoch.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- epokhe
- English cognates
- epoch
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralépoques
Examples
, .
At that time, I was still living in Paris.
L' chevaliers fascine .
The era of knights still fascinates children.
.
We live in a time of great change.
, ' .
At that time, we didn't have mobile phones.
intéresse aujourd'hui.
This ancient period still interests many people today.
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