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calendrier

calendar

noun kah-lahn-dree-EH Rare
Time Time Expressions

Origin: from Latin 'calendarium' (account book), from 'calendae' (the first day of the month)

Also means

schedule, timetable

Usage Note

Calendrier is masculine and covers both a physical calendar (accrocher un calendrier) and a planned schedule (le calendrier des examens — exam timetable). The phrase respecter le calendrier means 'to keep to schedule'. France uses a calendrier républicain in historical references — the revolutionary calendar abolished in 1806.

Examples

"J'ai marqué la date sur mon calendrier."

Natural Translation

I marked the date on my calendar.

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