Abbreviation of post meridiem; used with clock times to indicate the time is after noon (12:00) and before midnight.
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de l’après-midiIndique l’heure après midi, dans le registre de l’horloge. The flight departs at 7:45 p.m.
Le vol part à 7 h 45 de l’après-midi.
Used after a clock time to indicate that it is after noon and before midnight; in the afternoon or evening. The flight departs at 7:45 p.m.
Used (often with 'the') to refer to the period from noon to midnight; common in timetables and informal speech.
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I’m free in the p.m., but not in the morning.
Je suis libre l’après-midi, mais pas le matin.
The part of the day from noon to midnight; the afternoon and evening. I’m free in the p.m., but not in the morning.
Used attributively before nouns to denote events happening between noon and midnight.
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du soirDans l'indication horaire The 9 PM show was completely sold out.
Le spectacle de 9 heures du soir affichait complet.
Occurring or scheduled in the time period from noon to midnight. The 9 PM show was completely sold out.
Used after numerals to specify times from noon to midnight.
Traducciones
de l'après-midiDans l'indication de l'heure The train leaves at 5 PM, so be there by 4:45.
Le train part à 5 heures de l'après-midi, alors sois là à 4 h 45.
After noon; used with numerals to indicate the time between 12:00 and 23:59. The train leaves at 5 PM, so be there by 4:45.
Sinónimos
post meridiem
in the afternoon
in the evening
after noon
after midday