fin de semaine

French

Etymology

In the sense “Saturday and Sunday”, a calque of English weekend.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛ̃ də s(ə).mɛn/, /fɛ̃ d‿sə.mɛn/
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Noun

fin de semaine f (plural fins de semaine)

  1. (chiefly Europe) the end of the working week (Thursday and Friday)
  2. (chiefly Canada, Louisiana) the weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
    Synonyms: weekend, week-end

Derived terms
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