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    Avant-hier (en. The day before yesterday)

    /avɑ̃t.jɛʁ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adverb
    Refers to the day prior to yesterday.
    The day before yesterday, it snowed all day.
    Avant-hier, il a neigé toute la journée.
    Used to situate an event in time.
    We were at the beach the day before yesterday.
    Nous étions à la plage avant-hier.
    To talk about something that is in the recent past.
    The day before yesterday, I met an old friend.
    Avant-hier, j'ai rencontré un vieil ami.

    Etymology

    From Latin "ante" (before) and "heri" (yesterday).

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    the night before yesterday
    The evening that precedes last night.
    avant-hier soir
    the morning before yesterday
    The morning that precedes last morning.
    avant-hier matin

    Related Words

    yesterday
    The day preceding today.
    hier
    today
    The present day.
    aujourd'hui
    tomorrow
    The day succeeding today.
    demain

    Slang Meanings

    A familiar term used to talk about the recent past.
    I told you the day before yesterday, you never listen to me!
    Je te l'ai dit avant-hier, tu ne m'écoutes jamais !
    Sometimes used humorously to refer to a forgotten event.
    It feels like so long ago, the day before yesterday seems like a century.
    Ça fait si longtemps, avant-hier me semble comme un siècle.