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jour

day

noun zhoor Common
Time Time Expressions

Also means

daylight

Usage Note

Jour names the calendar day and daylight itself, unlike journée, which stresses the whole stretch of the day — hence the warmer bonne journée over a plain hello. It anchors le jour de l'An (New Year's Day), au jour le jour (day to day), and mettre à jour, meaning to update.

Examples

"Quel beau jour !"

Natural Translation

What a beautiful day!

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