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French Expression
| Meaning | overnight, suddenly | |
| Literally | from the day to the next day | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  | [du zhoo ro la(n) deu meh(n)] |
| IPA | [dy ʒu ʀo lã də mɛ̃] | |
Usage notes: The French expression du jour au lendemain is figurative. To say that something happened du jour au lendemain means that it happened suddenly, very quickly, and possibly unexpectedly.
Par exemple…
| Elle est devenue célèbre du jour au lendemain. | She became famous overnight, Suddenly she was famous, She rocketed to fame. | |
| Nous nous aimions et puis, du jour au lendemain, il m’a quittée. | We loved each other, and then suddenly / out of the blue he left me. |
The literal translation of "overnight" is pendant la / une nuit. Another way to say it is jusqu’au lendemain.
More overnight expressions
- overnight bag Рun n̩cessaire de voyage, (informal) un baise-en-ville
- overnight case – une mallette de voyage
- overnight stay – un séjour d’une nuit, une nuit d’hôtel
- to drive / travel overnight – rouler / voyager de nuit
- to keep (be good) overnight – se garder jusqu’Ã demain
- to stay overnight – passer la / une nuit
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