surlendemain

French

Etymology

From sur- +‎ lendemain.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /syʁ.lɑ̃d.mɛ̃/
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Noun

surlendemain m (plural surlendemains)

  1. Two days later: the day after the next day
    1. Relative to a day implied by the context.
      Ne remets jamais à demain ce que tu peux faire le surlendemain.
      Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
    2. Relative to a day indicated explicitly, introduced with de.
      Il n’arriva qu’au surlendemain de l’enterrement.
      He didn't arrive until two days after the funeral.

Usage notes
  • The noun surlendemain is nearly always introduced by the definite article le; but usage with the indefinite article un is attested as well, giving the meaning “a day two days later”.

Coordinate terms
Dates relative to today in French (layout · text)
–3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3
direct speech three days ago two days ago yesterday today tomorrow in two days in three days
avant-avant-hier avant-hier hier aujourd’hui demain après-demain après-après-demain
reported speech three days before, three days earlier two days before, two days earlier the day before on that day the next day two days later three days later
trois jours plus tôt l’avant-veille la veille ce jour-là le lendemain le surlendemain trois jours plus tard

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