Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
époque moderne
English translation:
early modern era
Added to glossary by
Expialidocio (X)
Nov 13, 2007 20:29
16 yrs ago
French term
époque moderne
French to English
Social Sciences
History
Defined as the era between the 15th and 18th centuries in source text and elsewhere. Does this timeframe have an official name in English or will I have to settle for an explanatory translation?
Context:
L'époque moderne (du XVème au XVIIIème siècle) est caractérisée par l'essor industriel, commercial et territorial de l'Europe.
Thanks in advance!
Context:
L'époque moderne (du XVème au XVIIIème siècle) est caractérisée par l'essor industriel, commercial et territorial de l'Europe.
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | early modern era |
laenai
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| 4 +3 | early modern period/times |
Kévin Bacquet
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| 4 +1 | modern age |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
+5
10 mins
Selected
early modern era
time period - 15th to 18th century:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern
http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=Early_Modern
http://www.flowofhistory.com/units/eme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times
http://www.pompey.cch.kcl.ac.uk/Early_Modern_Era.htm
http://www.uni-duisburg-essen.de/fet/fue/eng/fb01/fb01_09_11...
Some historians place the start date later than others a lot of these references give the same dates as you.
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-11-13 20:40:55 GMT)
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there was supposed to be a 'but' in there - *but* these references give the same time period as you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern
http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=Early_Modern
http://www.flowofhistory.com/units/eme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times
http://www.pompey.cch.kcl.ac.uk/Early_Modern_Era.htm
http://www.uni-duisburg-essen.de/fet/fue/eng/fb01/fb01_09_11...
Some historians place the start date later than others a lot of these references give the same dates as you.
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-11-13 20:40:55 GMT)
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there was supposed to be a 'but' in there - *but* these references give the same time period as you.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much!"
+3
7 mins
Kévin Bacquet
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Votre allié qualité
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, French to Russian, and 1 more.
early modern period/times
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
emiledgar
30 mins
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Merci!
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| agree |
Christopher Crockett
: Yes. Commonly used to distinguish the "transitional" period between the late middle ages and the modern period.
16 hrs
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| agree |
mistahara (X)
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_periods
18 hrs
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+1
9 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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3
modern age
Modern Times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWithin the Early Modern Age, some events shaped the world immensely:. Martin Luther challenges the Church on 31 October 1517 with the 95 Theses: Reformation ...
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