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/anivɛʁsɛʁ/
Translation
birthday, anniversary
Word origin
From Latin anniversarius ('returning yearly'), from annus ('year') and versus ('turned'), the past participle of vertere ('to turn').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- anniversarius
- English cognates
- anniversary, version
Grammar
Examples
! aujourd'hui ?
Happy birthday! How old are you today?
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They will celebrate their wedding anniversary in Paris next month.
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We are organising a surprise for his birthday on Saturday evening.
cette .
My birthday falls on a Sunday this year.
quarantième , au Maroc.
For her fortieth birthday, she wants to go to Morocco.
est un nom masculin qui designe a la fois l'anniversaire de naissance et un anniversaire quelconque (mariage, evenement). Bon anniversaire ! est la formule standard pour souhaiter une joyeuse occasion. Joyeux anniversaire ! est la formule chantee.
Gateau d'anniversaire (birthday cake) et cadeau d'anniversaire (birthday gift) sont des collocations naturelles. Anniversaire de mariage (wedding anniversary) precise le contexte. Feter son anniversaire (to celebrate one's birthday) est l'expression verbale usuelle.
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