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Record 1 2005-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

am is short for ante meridiem, Latin for "before noon". This is used to define hours of the day: the meeting starts at 9 am.

OBS

The opposite of am is pm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Avant midi, dans les pays où les heures sont comptées jusqu'à douze.

CONT

L'avion part à 8 heures a.m., à 8 heures du matin (opposé à p.m.).

OBS

Parfois, pour éviter toute confusion possible, on ajoute les mots «du matin» ou «du soir» lorsque la notation de l'heure est faite en fonction d'une période de douze heures [...]

Spanish

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