contemporain
Meanings
Adjective
1. current, of the current era
2. contemporary (from the same time period)
Examples12
C'est le Newton contemporain.
He is a Newton of our day.
Scott était contemporain de Byron.
Scott was a contemporary of Byron.
C'est un contemporain.
He's a contemporary of mine.
J'aime beaucoup l'art contemporain.
I really love modern art.
Quels auteurs contemporains aimez-vous ?
What contemporary authors do you like?
La Russie contemporaine a beaucoup de problèmes.
Modern Russia has many problems.