Jours-là (en. Those days)

ʒuʁ lɑ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A group of days designating a specific period.

Those days were full of joy and laughter.

Les jours-là étaient pleins de joie et de rires.

A reference to an important moment in the past.

I remember those days as if it were yesterday.

Je me souviens des jours-là comme si c'était hier.

The expression comes from the French composed of 'days' and 'there', meaning a reference to past days.

in those days

reference to a prior period

dans ces jours-là

the days of my youth

highlighting nostalgia for a bygone era

les jours-là de ma jeunesse

today

currently or this day

aujourd'hui

yesterday

the previous day

hier

tomorrow

the following day

demain

To refer to a good time

It reminds me of those days when everything was simple.

Ça me rappelle les jours-là où tout était simple.

To evoke a pleasant time

Back then, we often got together.

Les jours-là, on se retrouvait souvent ensemble.