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/dəmɛ̃/

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Translation

tomorrow

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Word origin

From Latin de mane ('in the morning'), from de ('from') and mane ('morning'), via Old French demain.

Origin
Latin
Root
mane

Examples

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Tomorrow, I have an important appointment I can't miss.

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We'll see tomorrow whether the results are good.

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Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today - that's wise.

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Tomorrow morning, I start at six.

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See you tomorrow, and have a good evening.

est l'adverbe temporel du lendemain. Demain matin (tomorrow morning), demain soir (tomorrow evening), demain midi (tomorrow at noon) précisent le moment. À demain (see you tomorrow) est une formule d'au revoir quotidienne très fréquente.

Après-demain (the day after tomorrow) et avant-hier (the day before yesterday) complètent le paradigme temporel. C'est pas demain la veille (it won't happen tomorrow, it won't happen any time soon) est une expression familière d'improbabilité. Le proverbe ne remets pas à demain ce que tu peux faire aujourd'hui est le pendant français du "don't procrastinate".

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 6: demain, elles, aujourd'hui and 7 more words.