English–French

“dating” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/datasjɔ̃/

Example

La datation au carbone a confirmé l'âge du fossile.

Carbon dating confirmed the age of the fossil.

Illustration for datation (dating)

How to say “dating” in French

“Dating” in French is datation.

One act of fixing a point in time, on a document or in an object's history.

Full entry for datation: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with datation

Une erreur de datation peut modifier l'interprétation historique d'un objet.

A dating error can alter the historical interpretation of an object.

Tips for using datation

  • Everyday French usually uses date or mettre la date for writing a date, while datation belongs more often to technical or formal contexts.

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