Vocabulaire

past

Adjectif

Exemple: “The past year has taught us a lot.”

Synonymes: previous, former

Antonymes: future

nostalgia

Nom

Exemple: “The old song filled him with nostalgia.”

Synonymes: longing, sentimentality

Antonymes: forgetfulness

legacy

Nom

Exemple: “His legacy is still important today.”

Synonymes: heritage, inheritance

Antonymes: new beginning

bakery

Nom

Exemple: “There is a bakery near my house.”

retrospect

Nom

Exemple: “In retrospect, the risk was obvious.”

Synonymes: hindsight, review

Antonymes: foresight, anticipation

enormously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The project has grown enormously in the past year.”

Synonymes: greatly, massively

Antonymes: slightly, barely

reminisce

Verbe

Exemple: “We sat for hours and reminisced about university.”

Synonymes: recall, remember fondly

Antonymes: forget, overlook

archaeologist

Nom

Exemple: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”

Synonymes: historical scientist

Antonymes:

were

Verbe

Exemple: “They were at home yesterday.”

Synonymes: past of are

Antonymes: are

could

Verbe

Exemple: “I could help you later.”

Synonymes: was able to

Antonymes: could not

retrospection

Nom

Exemple: “In retrospection, the warning signs were obvious.”

Synonymes: hindsight

Antonymes: foresight

nostalgically

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke nostalgically about the early days of the company.”

Synonymes: wistfully

Antonymes: matter-of-factly

recollection

Nom

Exemple: “My recollection of that day is still vivid.”

Synonymes: memory

Antonymes: forgetfulness

prospective

Adjectif

Exemple: “We spoke with several prospective partners before choosing one.”

Synonymes: potential

Antonymes: past

relic

Nom

Exemple: “The museum displayed a relic from ancient times.”

Synonymes: artifact

ancient

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is an ancient city.”

Synonymes: very old

Antonymes: modern

future

Nom

Exemple: “I think about the future.”

Synonymes: time ahead

Antonymes: past

since

Préposition

Exemple: “I have lived here since 2015.”

Synonymes: because

Antonymes: until

quarter

Nom

Exemple: “It is a quarter past three.”

Synonymes: fourth

Antonymes: whole

never

/ˈnevər/

Exemple: “I never drink coffee at night.”

Antonymes: always, ever