fin de semaine

French

Etymology

In the sense “Saturday and Sunday”, a calque of English weekend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ̃ də s(ə).mɛn/, /fɛ̃ d‿sə.mɛn/

• Audio (CAN)

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Noun

fin de semaine f (plural fins de semaine)

1. (chiefly Europe) the end of the working week (Thursday and Friday)
2. (chiefly Canada, Louisiana, Missouri) the weekend (Saturday and Sunday)

   Synonyms: weekend, week-end

Derived terms

• fin de semaine folle