What does un jour in French mean?

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

The word un jour in French means one day, from one day to the next, any day, any day now, tomorrow is another day, not a day goes by without + [noun + present participle], as long as a month of Sundays, take a day off, Rome wasn't built in a day, in a new light, in a new way, in an auspicious way, in a new way, in a new light, one fine day, one day at a time, one day or another, every other day, one day. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word un jour

one day

locution adverbiale (à une date quelconque)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Un jour, Tania décida de venir vivre en France. J'aimerais bien aller en Australie un jour.
I'd love to go to Australia some day.

from one day to the next

locution adverbiale (en fonction des jours)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Notre chef varie ses réponses d'un jour à l'autre, pas facile de s'y fier.

any day, any day now

locution adverbiale (dans les jours à venir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous devrions recevoir notre commande d'un jour à l'autre.

tomorrow is another day

(tout ira mieux plus tard)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je sais que tu as passé une sale journée aujourd'hui, mais demain est un autre jour !

not a day goes by without + [noun + present participle]

(c'est quotidien)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. This stretch of road is really dangerous. Not a day goes by without an accident occurring.

as long as a month of Sundays

locution adjectivale (qui n'en finit pas)

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

take a day off

locution verbale (s'absenter un jour de son travail)

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

Rome wasn't built in a day

(Il ne faut pas être trop pressé)

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

in a new light, in a new way

locution adverbiale (différemment)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je vois la situation sous un autre jour. Après cette aventure, je vois mon beau-père sous un autre jour.

in an auspicious way

locution adverbiale (de bonne façon)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le projet démarre sous un jour favorable.

in a new way, in a new light

locution adverbiale (de nouvelle façon)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La nouvelle recrue permettra d'aborder le projet sous un jour nouveau.

one fine day

(un jour quelconque)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Un beau jour, Tania décida d'apprendre le français.
One fine day, Tania decided to learn French.

one day at a time

locution adverbiale (petit à petit)

We'll take this one day at a time.

one day or another

locution adverbiale (le moment arrivera où)

Un jour au l'autre, tu finiras par avoir des cheveux gris.

every other day

locution adverbiale (tous les deux jours)

one day

locution adverbiale (prochainement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Un prochain jour, on sortira au cinéma.

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