English–French
“half-century” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/dəmisjɛkl/
Example
Le projet a duré un demi-siècle.
The project lasted half a century.
How to say “half-century” in French
“Half-century” in French is demi-siècle.
A rounded fifty-year span on a timeline, viewed as a duration or as the distance from an earlier event to now.
Example sentences with demi-siècle
Cette tradition existe depuis un demi-siècle.
This tradition has existed for half a century.
Tips for using demi-siècle
- In demi-siècle, demi stays unchanged before the noun, while siècle takes the plural: deux demi-siècles.