What does lendemain in French mean?

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

The word lendemain in French means the next day, the day after, the following day, the day after, tomorrow, in the wake of, in the aftermath of, in the days after, overnight, hangover, the next morning, better days to come, the next evening, the next night, fling, casual fling, short-lived fling, think of tomorrow, morning-after pill, leave it to the last minute, do it at the last minute, short-lived. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lendemain

the next day, the day after, the following day

nom masculin (jour d'après)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes arrivés à Marseille le samedi et le lendemain, nous sommes allés nous baigner. Mes enfants arriveront à Paris jeudi et iront voir le feu d'artifices le lendemain.
We arrived in Marseilles on the Saturday and the next day, we went for a swim. My children will be arriving in Paris on Thursday and will go to see the fireworks the day after.

the day after

nom masculin (jour suivant [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lendemain de la fête, Damien s'est réveillé plus tard que d'habitude.
The day after the party, Damien woke up later than usual.

tomorrow

nom masculin (figuré (avenir) (figurative, usually singular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet adolescent ne semble pas songer au lendemain et fait la fête au lieu d'étudier.
That teenager doesn't seem to think about the future and parties instead of studying.

in the wake of, in the aftermath of, in the days after

locution adverbiale (le jour suivant)

overnight

locution adverbiale (sans prévenir)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Jean-Marc a décidé de quitter son travail du jour au lendemain.
Jean-Marc decided to quit his job overnight.

hangover

nom masculin (jour difficile) (slang)

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

the next morning

nom masculin (le matin du jour qui suit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lendemain matin, quand Pierre se réveille et regarde par la fenêtre, le paysage est tout blanc ; il a neigé durant la nuit.

better days to come

nom masculin (jour censément meilleur)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Nous aimerions tous croire à des lendemains qui chanteraient.

the next evening, the next night

nom masculin (le soir du jour qui suit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes partis en vacances le samedi midi et nous sommes arrivés à destination le lendemain soir pour dîner.

fling, casual fling, short-lived fling

nom féminin (courte relation amoureuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce n'est qu'une amourette, une liaison sans lendemain.

think of tomorrow

locution verbale (être prévoyant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Avec ce compte épargne, nous pensons au lendemain.

morning-after pill

nom féminin (pilule contraceptive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pilule du lendemain est un contraceptif d'urgence.

leave it to the last minute, do it at the last minute

(péjoratif (attendre le dernier moment pour agir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

short-lived

locution adjectivale (sans avenir)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il ne fait que des projets sans lendemain.

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