veille

See also: veillé

French

Etymology

From Latin vigilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛj/

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Noun

veille f (plural veilles)

1. the day before, the eve

   la veille de Noël ― Christmas Eve

   la veille du jour de l’An ― New Year's Eve

2. wakefulness
3. (night) watch, vigil

Synonyms

• (Eve): le réveillon

Antonyms

• (eve): lendemain
• (wakefulness): sommeil

Derived terms

• avant-veille

Related terms

• veiller (verb)

Further reading

• “veille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• vielle, viellé