French Conversation · Level 29
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French word
après-midi
Pronunciation
IPA/apʁɛmidi/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)afternoon
Example
Le magasin ouvre l'après-midi.
The store opens in the afternoon.
More examples
Nous irons au parc cet après-midi.
We will go to the park this afternoon.
Core concept
A sunlit band of the day lying beyond noon and moving toward evening.
Common phrases
cet après-midi
this afternoon
toute l'après-midi
all afternoon
un après-midi
an afternoon
Similar words
midi: The exact middle of the day, at twelve noon.
fin d'après-midi: The period near the end of the afternoon.
soir: The time from sunset until the start of night.
matin: The part of the day from dawn until noon.
Definition in French
après-midi, nom, intervalle temporel suivant midi; employé comme complément de temps (par ex. « Je travaille l'après-midi »)
Word origin
The compound joins après, meaning 'after', to midi, a word that developed from Latin meridies, meaning 'midday'.
Usage tips
- For a repeated routine, French commonly uses l'après-midi, while cet après-midi points to one particular afternoon.