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trimestre

quarter (three months)

noun tree-MES-truh Rare
Time Time Expressions

Origin: Latin trimestris (three-month period)

Also means

term (academic)

Usage Note

Trimestre divides the year into three periods of roughly three months. The French school year is traditionally divided into three trimestres, each ending with report cards (bulletins). In finance it is equivalent to a 'quarter'. The related adjective is trimestriel (quarterly).

Examples

"Les résultats du premier trimestre sont bons."

Natural Translation

The first-term results are good.

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