jour

Definitions of jour
  1. noun
    some point or period in time
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    jour du Jugement dernier, jugement dernier
    (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
    mauvais jour
    a day when things go poorly
    type of:
    époque
    an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
  2. noun
    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
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    jour de fête, jour férié
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
    la toussaint
    a day commemorating a saint
    jour d'école
    any day on which school is in session
    anniversaire, année commémorative
    the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
    jour sacré
    a day specified for religious observance
    fête
    the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
    jubilée
    a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
    anniversaire de mariage
    the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
    centenaire
    the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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    jour calendaire
    a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
  3. noun
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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    date
    the specified day of the month
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    unité de temps
    a unit for measuring time periods
  4. noun
    the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
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    unité de temps
    a unit for measuring time periods
    temps sidéral
    measured by the diurnal motion of stars
  5. noun
    the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
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    durée, période
    an amount of time
  6. noun
    the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
    synonyms: jour ouvrable, journée de travail
  7. noun
    the specified day of the month
    synonyms: date
  8. noun
    a period of opportunity
    synonyms: chance
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    chance, occasion
    a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
  9. noun
    the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
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    nuit
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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    après-midi
    the part of the day between noon and evening
    soir
    the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
    type of:
    durée, période
    an amount of time
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