jeudi
Thursday
noun zhuh-DEE Less Common
Origin: From Latin 'Jovis dies', day of Jupiter.
Usage Note
Jeudi comes from the Latin name for Jupiter. Like all days of the week in French, it is lowercase and masculine. The phrase tous les jeudis means 'every Thursday'. The expression la semaine des quatre jeudis ('the week of four Thursdays') means 'never' — a useful idiom.
Examples
"On se retrouve jeudi prochain."
Natural Translation
We'll meet next Thursday.
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