- archives
- archives [aʀ∫iv]plural feminine nounarchives• je vais chercher dans mes archives I'll look through my files* * *aʀʃivnom féminin pluriel archives, records
je vais fouiller dans mes archives — hum I'll go through my (old) papers
* * *archives nfpl archives, records; archives communales parish records; classé aux archives filed in the archives; fouiller dans les archives to go through the archives; je vais fouiller dans mes archives hum I'll go through my (old) papers.Composéarchives sonores sound archives.[arʃiv] nom féminin pluriel1. [documents] archives, recordsarchives familiales family recordsINFORMATIQUE archive2. [lieu] record officeles Archives départementales the French Local Historical Archivesles Archives nationales the French Historical Archives ≃ the Public Record Office (UK), ≃ the National Archives (US)————————d'archives locution adjectivalelibrary (modificateur)copie d'archives INFORMATIQUE archive fileLES ARCHIVES NATIONALESThe French Historical Archives, which house all legal documents concerning the history of France, were created in 1789. They are open to the public and located in the Marais in Paris.LES ARCHIVES DÉPARTEMENTALESThe Archives départementales collect and make available documents issued by the local administration, notably registry documents from communes. They can be consulted by genealogists, historians, students and anybody interested.
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.