quinzaine
French → English
(time) Fortnight: a period of fifteen days or approximately two weeks
Je pars en vacances pour une quinzaine de jours au bord de la mer.
(English) I am going on vacation for a fortnight by the seaside.
Le journal est publié toutes les quinzaines.
(English) The newspaper is published every two weeks.
(finance) Biweekly pay: a salary or wage paid every fifteen days
L'ouvrier attend avec impatience de toucher sa quinzaine à la fin de la semaine.
(English) The worker is looking forward to receiving his biweekly pay at the end of the week.
Il a déjà dépensé toute sa quinzaine en seulement trois jours.
(English) He has already spent his entire biweekly wage in just three days.
(quantity) About fifteen: a collection of approximately fifteen items
Il y avait une quinzaine de personnes présentes lors de la réunion.
(English) There were about fifteen people present during the meeting.
J'ai acheté une quinzaine d'œufs pour préparer plusieurs gâteaux.
(English) I bought about fifteen eggs to prepare several cakes.
Entry ID: fr:en:quinzaine · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary