quinze jours
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “fifteen days”. Possibly originally a Celtic concept; compare the etymologies of Welsh pythefnos (literally “fifteen nights”) and Irish coicís (literally “fifteen”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quinze jours m pl (plural only)
- a fortnight, a period of two weeks, of fourteen days (exactly or approximately)
- dans quinze jours ― in two weeks
- tous les quinze jours ― once a fortnight; fortnightly
- Ça fait quinze jours que je ne l’ai pas vu. ― It's been two weeks since I last saw him.