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du siècle

/dy sjɛkl/

adjective/dy sjɛkl/

of the century (biggest, greatest in living memory); of a lifetime, once-in-a-lifetime

l'affaire du sièclethe case of the century

Literally, “of the century”. Compare German Jahrhundertflut. Compare mal du siècle.

du siècle — French Dictionary | Passage