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/mi.di/
Translation
midday, noon; the south of France
Word origin
From Old French midi, a compound of mi ('middle', from Latin medius) and di ('day', from Latin dies). Capitalised as le Midi it names the south of France, the part of the country the noon sun falls on.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- medius dies
- English cognates
- medium, diurnal
Grammar
Examples
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We are meeting at midday in front of the station.
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The shop closes between noon and two o'clock.
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He slept until well past midday.
- , Nîmes.
My grandmother comes from the south of France, near Nîmes.
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The midday sun was beating down on the roofs.
Where this fits
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Stories
(3)Grammar articles
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Reported Speech in French: Tense Backshift (dit que, a dit que)
The French Future Perfect: futur antérieur
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The French Subjunctive After Superlatives and Exclusives
The French Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
The French Past Subjunctive: subjonctif passé
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
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