How the word "le siècle" is translated into English
Ce château date du seizième siècle.
[sə ʃato dat dy sɛzjɛm sjɛkl.]
This castle dates from the sixteenth century.
Nous sommes au vingt et unième siècle.
[nu sɔm‿ o vɛ̃ e ynjɛm sjɛkl.]
We are in the twenty-first century.
Ce vieux pont a presque un siècle.
[sə vjø pɔ̃ a pʁɛsk‿ ɛ̃ sjɛkl.]
This old bridge is almost a century old.
"le siècle" is in the lesson "Adventures" (Level 36), along with 15 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.