week

week
week n ⇒ Time units semaine f ; what day of the week is it? quel jour de la semaine sommes-nous? ; this week cette semaine ; last/next week la semaine dernière/prochaine ; the week before last il y a deux semaines ; the week after next dans deux semaines ; every week toutes les semaines ; every other week tous les quinze jours ; twice a week deux fois par semaine ; for weeks pendant des semaines ; I'll do it some time this week je le ferai dans le courant de la semaine ; weeks and weeks des semaines et des semaines ; week in week out toutes les semaines ; a week today/on Monday GB, a week from today/Monday US, today/Monday week aujourd'hui/lundi en huit ; a week yesterday GB, a week from yesterday US il y a eu huit jours or une semaine hier ; a week (ago) last Saturday il y a eu huit jours or une semaine samedi ; six weeks ago il y a six semaines ; weeks ago il y a des semaines ; in three weeks time dans trois semaines ; a six-week-old baby un bébé de six semaines ; a six-week contract un contrat de six semaines ; a week's wages/rent une semaine de salaire/de loyer ; to pay by the week payer à la semaine ; during the week gen pendant la semaine ; (Monday to Friday) en semaine ; a 40-hour week une semaine de 40 heures ; the working ou work US week la semaine de travail ; the week ending June 10 la semaine du 3 au 10 juin.
Idioms
he doesn't know what day of the week it is il est complètement dans les nuages ; to knock sb into the middle of next week ○ flanquer une bonne raclée à qn ○ .

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  • Week — Week, n. [OE. weke, wike, woke, wuke AS. weocu, wicu, wucu; akin to OS. wika, OFries. wike, D. week, G. woche, OHG. wohha, wehha, Icel. vika, Sw. vecka, Dan. uge, Goth. wik?, probably originally meaning, a succession or change, and akin to G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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