No. 7,563 in French
quinzaine
A period of about two weeks (fortnight) or a group of fifteen.
In a sentence
Je vais en vacances dans une quinzaine de jours.
I am going on vacation in about fifteen days.
Here, 'quinzaine' is used to indicate a period of approximately fifteen consecutive days.
Cette ville a accueilli une quinzaine de visiteurs ce week-end.
This town hosted around fifteen visitors this weekend.
In this sentence, 'quinzaine' represents approximately fifteen units, specifically individuals or visitors in this context.
Dans cette quinzaine, nous avons achevé notre projet.
In these two weeks, we have completed our project.
Here, 'quinzaine' refers to a span of two weeks, typically used to describe a bundle or period of time.
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