journalier

daily, day-to-day

adjective zhoor-nah-LYEH Rare

Origin: French 'journée' (day) + '-ier'

Also means

day labourer

Usage Note

Journalier as an adjective means recurring every day or pertaining to a single day's work. As a noun, un journalier is a casual or day labourer paid by the day, still used in agricultural contexts. The feminine form is journalière.

Examples

"Les tâches journalières demandent beaucoup d'énergie."

Natural Translation

Daily tasks require a lot of energy.

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