quinze jours

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French

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Etymology

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Literally, fifteen days. Possibly originally a Celtic concept; compare the etymologies of Welsh pythefnos (literally fifteen nights) and Irish coicís (literally fifteen).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛ̃z ʒuʁ/, /kɛ̃ʒ‿.ʒuʁ/

Noun

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quinze jours m pl (plural only)

  1. a fortnight, a period of two weeks, of fourteen days (exactly or approximately)
    dans quinze joursin two weeks
    tous les quinze joursonce a fortnight; fortnightly
    Ça fait quinze jours que je ne l’ai pas vu.It's been two weeks since I last saw him.