D’heure (en. Of hour)

/d œʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Indicates a duration of one hour.

There is still one hour before departure.

Il reste encore une d’heure avant le départ.

Used to talk about an event or activity that occurs within a period of one hour.

We have an hour-long meeting with the client.

Nous avons réunion d’heure avec le client.

Derived from Old French, meaning 'of the hour'.

from hour to hour

At intervals of one hour.

d'heure en heure

at any hour

At any moment.

à toute heure

of the hour

In relation to the present time.

de l'heure

hour

Unit of time equivalent to 60 minutes.

heure

second

Unit of time equivalent to 1/60th of a minute.

second

Not really on time.

They say he is always on time, but he often arrives late.

On dit qu'il est toujours d'heure, mais il arrive souvent en retard.