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French
Etymology
Literally, “fifteen days”. Possibly originally a Celtic concept; compare the etymologies of Welsh pythefnos (literally “fifteen nights”) and Irish coicís (literally “fifteen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛ̃z ʒuʁ/, /kɛ̃ʒ‿.ʒuʁ/
Noun
quinze jours m pl (plural only)
- a fortnight, a period of two weeks, of fourteen days (exactly or approximately)
- dans quinze jours ― in two weeks
- tous les quinze jours ― once a fortnight; fortnightly
- Ça fait quinze jours que je ne l’ai pas vu. ― It's been two weeks since I last saw him.