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1 yesterday
A n1 lit hier m ; yesterday was Friday hier c'était vendredi ; yesterday's newspaper le journal d'hier ; yesterday was a sad day for all of us la journée d'hier a été triste pour nous tous ; yesterday was the fifth of April hier nous étions le cinq avril ; what was yesterday's date? quel jour étions-nous hier, on était le combien hier ○ ? ; the day before yesterday avant-hier ;2 fig ( the past) yesterday's fashions la mode d'hier ; yesterday's men péj hommes mpl du passé ; all our yesterdays tout notre passé.B adv1 lit hier ; it snowed yesterday il a neigé hier ; I saw her only yesterday je l'ai vue pas plus tard qu'hier ; all day yesterday toute la journée d'hier ; a week ago yesterday il y a une semaine hier ; it was yesterday week ou a week yesterday cela fait une semaine hier ; early/late yesterday tôt/tard dans la journée d' hier ; I remember it as if it was yesterday je m'en souviens comme si c'était hier ; only yesterday he was saying to me… hier encore il me disait… ;2 fig ( in the past) hier, autrefois.I wasn't born yesterday je ne suis pas né d'hier. -
2 The months of the year
Don’t use capitals for the names of the months in French, and note that there are no common abbreviations in French as there are in English (Jan, Feb and so on). The French only abbreviate in printed calendars etc.January = janvierFebruary = févrierMarch = marsApril = avrilMay = maiJune = juinJuly = juilletAugust = aoûtSeptember = septembreOctober = octobreNovember = novembreDecember = décembreWhich month?(May in this note stands for any month ; they all work the same way ; for more information on dates in French ⇒ Date.)what month is it?= quel mois sommes-nous? or (very informally) on est quel mois?it was May= nous étions en maiwhat month was he born?= de quel mois est-il?When?in May= en mai or au mois de maithey’re getting married this May= ils se marient en maithat May= cette année-là en mainext May= en mai prochainin May next year= l’an prochain en mailast May= l’année dernière en maithe May after next= dans deux ans en maithe May before last= il y deux ans en maiWhich part of the month?at the beginning of May= au début de maiin early May= début maiat the end of May= à la fin de maiin late May= fin maiin mid-May= à la mi-maifor the whole of May= pendant tout le mois de maithroughout May= tout au long du mois de maiRegular eventsevery May= tous les ans en maievery other May= tous les deux ans en maimost Mays= presque tous les ans en maiUses with other nounsone May morning= par un matin de maione May night= par une nuit de mai or (if evening) par un soir de maiFor other uses, it is always safe to use du mois de:May classes= les cours du mois de maiMay flights= les vols du mois de maithe May sales= les soldes du mois de maiUses with adjectivesthe warmest May= le mois de mai le plus chauda rainy May= un mois de mai pluvieuxa lovely May= un beau mois de mai
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