What does dimanche in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word dimanche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dimanche in French.

The word dimanche in French means Sunday, Sunday night blues, not every day can be Sunday, Easter Sunday, Palm Sunday, amateur, Sunday school, Sunday best, You need to get out more!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dimanche

Sunday

nom masculin (jour après samedi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le dimanche est mon jour de la semaine préféré parce que je me repose ! On verra ça dimanche. Dans les sociétés occidentales, beaucoup de gens ne travaillent pas le dimanche.
Many people in western societies do not work on Sundays.

Sunday night blues

nom masculin (mélancolie liée à la fin du week-end)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'euphorie du vendredi soir laisse toujours la place au blues du dimanche soir !

not every day can be Sunday

(on ne fait pas la fête tous les jours)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Easter Sunday

nom propre masculin (fête chrétienne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le dimanche de Pâques commémore la résurrection du Christ.

Palm Sunday

nom masculin (dimanche précédant Pâques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

amateur

locution adjectivale (figuré, péjoratif (amateur) (may be pejorative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les sportifs professionnels rient des sportifs du dimanche.

Sunday school

nom féminin (cours sur le protestantisme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Sunday best

nom masculin pluriel (vêtements chics) (clothes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il cherche du travail alors il met ses habits du dimanche.

You need to get out more!

(familier (tu es dépassé) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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