No. 3,588 in French
jr
"Jr" is an abbreviation in French for "jour," meaning "day" in English.
In a sentence
Je vois un chat chaque jr.
I see a cat every day.
The word 'jr' is used informally in place of 'jour' which means 'day'.
Le festival commence en jr et finit tard.
The festival starts during the day and ends late.
Here, 'jr' represents the word 'jour', used in the context of a specific period during daytime.
Je travaille deux jours par semaine, mais uniquement les jrs où il fait beau.
I work two days a week, but only on days when the weather is nice.
In this sentence, 'jrs' (plural form) replaces 'jours', indicating multiple days with favorable weather conditions.
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