English–French

“about a week” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/ɥitɛn/

Example

Je pars dans une huitaine.

I'm leaving in about a week.

Illustration for huitaine (about a week)

How to say “about a week” in French

“About a week” in French is huitaine.

A loose bundle of eight, used for either days or countable things.

Full entry for huitaine: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with huitaine

Ils sont partis il y a une huitaine.

They left about a week ago.

Tips for using huitaine

  • Huitaine is feminine, so the usual form is une huitaine, including in une huitaine de personnes or une huitaine de jours.

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