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journée

day (duration)

noun zhoor-NEH Common

Also means

daytime

Usage Note

Journée emphasizes the full span or experience of a day, contrasting with jour which counts days as units. You say bonne journée! when parting from someone during the day (wishing them a good rest-of-day), but bon jour as a greeting. Similarly, soirée is the experiential evening versus soir the time-point.

Examples

"J'ai passé une belle journée."

Natural Translation

I had a lovely day.

Literal Translation

I passed a beautiful day.

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