Polyglot Dictionary

jour férié

/ʒuʁ feʁje/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les jours fériés

Meaning

  1. public holiday

    Built from jour (day) + férié (public holiday (adj.)).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • jour day
  • férié public holiday (adj.)

Practice

1 What does jour férié mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le lundi de Pâques est un jour ___ dans plusieurs pays.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jour férié?

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