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1 win the day
(to gain a victory; to be successful.) l'emporter -
2 at the end of the day
finalement; au bout du compte; en fin de compte; en définitive; à l'issue de [ces rencontres, p. ex.]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > at the end of the day
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3 business of the day
Conf. ordre du jour; questions a traiterEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > business of the day
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4 to carry the day
Mil. gagner; remporter la victoireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to carry the day
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5 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) bon anniversaire -
6 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) bon anniversaire -
7 day
day [deɪ]1. nouna. ( = unit of time: 24 hours) jour m• what day is it today? quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui ?• what day of the month is it? le combien sommes-nous ?• the day before/two days before her birthday la veille/l'avant-veille de son anniversaire• that'll be the day! j'aimerais voir ça !• let's make a day of it and... profitons de la journée pour...b. ( = daylight hours) jour m, journée fc. ( = working hours) journée f• it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie de la routine !• to take/get a day off prendre/avoir un jour de congé• those were the days! c'était le bon vieux temps !• it's early days ( = too early to say) c'est un peu tôt pour le dire ; ( = there's still time) on n'en est encore qu'au début2. compounds► day-pass noun (for museum, train) carte f d'abonnement valable pour une journée ; (at ski resort) forfait m d'une journée• to be on day release faire un stage de formation à temps partiel ► day return noun (British) (for train) aller et retour m (valable pour la journée)• on a day-to-day basis au jour le jour ► day trader noun (on stock exchange) opérateur m au jour le jour, day trader m• to go on a day trip to Calais faire une excursion (d'une journée) à Calais ► day-tripper noun excursionniste mf* * *[deɪ] 1.1) ( 24-hour period) jour mday after day —
one day —
the day when ou that — le jour où
it's days since I've seen him — ça fait des jours que je ne l'ai pas vu, je ne l'ai pas vu depuis des jours
it's 15 years to the day since... — ça fait 15 ans jour pour jour que...
it had to happen today of all days! — il fallait que cela arrive or que ça tombe (colloq) aujourd'hui
two days after/two days before the wedding — le surlendemain/l'avant-veille du mariage
2) ( until evening) journée fduring/for the day — pendant/pour la journée
3) ( as opposed to night) jour mto be on days — être or travailler de jour
4) ( specific) jour m5) ( as historical period) (gén pl) époque f2.in his/my day — ( at that time) de son/mon temps; (at height of success, vitality) dans le temps
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8 day
jour m; (working hours) journée f;∎ to have/take a day off avoir/prendre un jour de congé;∎ to work an eight-hour day travailler huit heures par jour;∎ to be paid by the day être payé(e) à la journéeday of action jour d'action;day labour travail m de jour;day labourer ouvrier(ère) m, f journalier(ère) ou à la journée;day off jour de congé;STOCK EXCHANGE day order ordre m valable pour la journée;day release formation f continue en alternance;∎ to be on day release être en formation continue en alternance;∎ to be on day shift, to work the day shift être de jour;STOCK EXCHANGE day trade opération f de journée;STOCK EXCHANGE day trader spéculateur(trice) m, f à la journée;day work travail de jour(b) we can give you four days' grace nous pouvons vous accorder un délai de quatre joursday of grace jour m de grâce;days of grace délai m de grâce -
9 day-to-day
courant(e), quotidien(enne);∎ he is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business c'est lui qui est chargé d'expédier les affaires courantes;∎ we can barely afford the day-to-day expenses on arrive à peine à faire face aux dépenses quotidiennes -
10 day school
(a school whose pupils attend only during the day and live at home.) externat -
11 day of reckoning
(the time when one has to pay for, or be punished for, one's mistakes, crimes etc.) le jour du Jugement -
12 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) jour2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) journée3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) jour4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) (du) temps (de)•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) rêvasser- daylight- day school - daytime - call it a day - day by day - day in - day out - make someone's day - one day - some day - the other day -
13 the other day
(not long ago: I saw Mr Smith the other day.) l'autre jour -
14 the public
(people in general: This swimming pool is open to the public every day.) le public -
15 day
Land Dayak languagesle code pour représentation ( ISO 639-2) de nom de (d'):dayak, languesEnglish-French codes for the representation of names of languages ISO 639-1-2 > day
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16 day-dream
noun (a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake.) rêverie -
17 Boxing day
(December 26, the day after Christmas day.) le lendemain de Noel -
18 Ascension Day
noun ((also Holy Thursday) the day commemorating Christ's Ascension, ten days before Whitsunday.) -
19 May Day
(the first day of May, an especially socialist holiday or festival in many countries.) le Premier Mai -
20 round the clock
(the whole day and the whole night: to work round the clock.) ving-quatre heures d'affilée
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