French word

date

Pronunciation

IPA/dat/

Meaning

  • feminine noundate

Example

Notez la date sur le formulaire.

Write the date on the form.

Illustration for date (date)

More examples

Vérifiez la date d'expiration sur l'emballage.

Check the expiration date on the packaging.

Core concept

A fixed place on the calendar that identifies when something is due or arranged.

Common phrases

  • la date d'expiration

    expiration date

  • la date du jour

    today's date

Similar words

jour: A full period from morning until night.
rendez-vous: An arranged meeting or appointment with someone.
calendrier: A chart listing dates and holidays for checking the day.
agenda: A planner for recording appointments and schedules.

Definition in French

Indication d'un jour précis sur le calendrier ou d'un moment fixé pour un rendez-vous, une obligation ou une échéance.

Word origin

French borrowed date from Medieval Latin data, the feminine past participle of dare, whose sense of "assigned" developed into a specified calendar day.

Usage tips

  • Quelle est la date? asks for the calendar date, while Quel jour? is a shorter conversational way to ask which day it is.

Other meanings

  • due datenoun

Related words

  • datédatedadjective
  • daterdateverb

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