ancient history
A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is,…A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
» My father is interested in ancient history.
Mein Vater interessiert sich für Alte Geschichte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мой отец интересуется историей древнего мира. — marafon
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2 senses(uncountable)A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Altertum
исто́рия дре́внего ми́раistórija drévnevo míra, анти́чная исто́рияantíčnaja istórija
(idiomatic, uncountable)That which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.
Who cares if he said those things at the beginning of the year? That's ancient history now.
schon längst Geschichte, Schnee von gestern
ста́рая исто́рияstáraja istórija, де́ло про́шлоеdélo próšloje
- knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence
- a history of the ancient world
Examples
18 sentencesMy father is interested in ancient history.
ruМой отец интересуется историей древнего мира. — marafon
deMein Vater interessiert sich für Alte Geschichte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He is well acquainted with ancient history.
Do you like ancient history?
ruТебе нравится древняя история? — Lenin_1917
Tom is interested in ancient Egyptian history.
Том цікавиться історією Стародавнього Риму. — deniko
deTom interessiert sich für die Geschichte des Alten Ägypten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
"Tom and Mary have broken up." "That's ancient history."
de„Tom und Maria haben Schluss gemacht.“ – „Das ist doch Schnee von gestern!“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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