autrefois

/o.tʁə.fwa/

adverb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. formerly, in the past

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

einst

Close — formerly, in the past relates to once, formerly.

Practice

1 What does autrefois mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___, ce village était très petit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches autrefois?

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