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soir

evening

noun SWAHR Common

Usage Note

Soir greets people from late afternoon on with bonsoir, and ce soir means 'tonight'. The variant une soirée stresses the evening's whole span or a party, so bonne soirée wishes someone a pleasant evening ahead.

Examples

"On se voit ce soir."

Natural Translation

We're meeting this evening.

Literal Translation

One oneself sees this evening

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