"veille" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /vɛj/ Audio: Fr-veille.ogg Forms: veilles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin vigilia. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|vigilia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin vigilia, {{inh+|fr|la|vigilia}} Inherited from Latin vigilia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} veille f (plural veilles)
  1. the day before, the eve Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-veille-fr-noun-lV89jbq- Disambiguation of Time: 45 55 0 0 0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 2 26 2 22
  2. (by extension) the era or while before something; eve Tags: broadly, feminine Categories (topical): Time Synonyms (Eve): le réveillon
    Sense id: en-veille-fr-noun-Xns4yTd7 Disambiguation of Time: 45 55 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Eve': 35 48 2 3 12
  3. wakefulness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-veille-fr-noun-5VARf5eE
  4. (night) watch, vigil Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-veille-fr-noun-Iw~ERHP0
  5. (computing) standby Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-veille-fr-noun--PiSLaWS Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avant-veille, à veille de, ce n’est pas demain la veille, écran de veille, lendemain de veille Related terms: veiller [verb]
Coordinate_terms: –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 jour plus tôt, l’avant-veille, la veille, ce jour-là, le lendemain, le surlendemain, trois jour plus tard

Inflected forms

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