French expressions with matin and matinée


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Morning French Phrases

Once you’ve learned the difference between matin and matinée, cement your knowledge with some idioms and set expressions featuring these somewhat synonyms.

à prendre matin midi et soir		to be taken three times a day
au matin de sa vie		in the morning (at the beginning) of one's life
au petit matin		at dawn
de bon matin		early in the morning
de grand matin		early in the morning
du matin au soir		from morning till night
du soir au matin		from night till morning, bed and breakfast
l'étoile du matin		Venus
être du matin		to be an early riser
matin, midi et soir		morning, noon, and night
tous les quatre matins		repeatedly, again and again
un de ces quatre matins		one of these days

Araignée du matin, chagrin, araignée du soir, espoir.

a spider in the morning is bad luck, a spider at night is good luck

une matinée		an afternoon performance
une matinée dansante		tea dance, informal afternoon dance party
une matinée enfantine		children’s matinée
dans la matinée		(sometime) in the morning
en début de matinée		at the beginning of the morning
en fin de matinée		at the end of the morning
faire la grasse matinée		to sleep late, sleep in

matinal (adj)		morning, early
matinalement (adv)		in the morning(s)