le
/lɑ̃d.mɛ̃/
Translation
the next day, the day after
Word origin
From Old French l'endemain, itself from en ('in, on') and demain ('tomorrow'), with the article le fused onto the front. Demain goes back to Latin de mane ('in the morning'), so the word literally stacks up as 'the on-the-morrow'.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- l'endemain
- English cognates
- matins
Grammar
Examples
, pleuvait .
The next day it was still raining.
repris .
We went back to work first thing the following morning.
, épouvantable.
The day after the party, the house was in a dreadful state.
au .
She prefers not to think about the future.
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This treatment has an unpleasant aftermath.
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