veille

See also: veillé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vigilia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛj/
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Noun

veille f (plural veilles)

  1. the day before, the eve
    Antonym: lendemain
    la veille de Noël ― Christmas Eve
    la veille du jour de l’an ― New Year's Eve
  2. (by extension) the era or while before something; eve
    Jusqu’à la veille de la Première Guerre mondiale, la cause de l’immigration italienne en France était essentiellement économique. ― Until the eve of World War I, the cause of Italian immigration to France was essentially economic.
  3. wakefulness
    Antonym: sommeil
  4. (night) watch, vigil
  5. (computing) standby

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Dates relative to today in French (layout · text)
–3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3
direct speech three days ago two days ago yesterday today tomorrow in two days in three days
avant-avant-hier avant-hier hier aujourd’hui demain après-demain après-après-demain
reported speech three days before, three days earlier two days before, two days earlier the day before on that day the next day two days later three days later
trois jours plus tôt l’avant-veille la veille ce jour-là le lendemain le surlendemain trois jours plus tard

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vĭtīcula, from Late Latin vītīcula, from Classical Latin vītĭcula.

The reason for the development of a variant verille is unclear.

Pronunciation
  • (archaic) IPA(key): /vəˈðiʎə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /vəˈiʎə/
  • (late) IPA(key): /ˈviʎə/, /vəˈɾiʎə/

Noun

veille oblique singular, f (oblique plural veilles, nominative singular veille, nominative plural veilles)

  1. tendril

Descendants
  • French: vrille

References
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