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Fri·day

 (frī′dē, -dā′)
n. Abbr. Fri. or Fr. or F
The day of the week that comes after Thursday and before Saturday.
[Middle English Fridai, from Old English Frīgedæg; see prī- in Indo-European roots.]
Fri′days adv.
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Friday

(ˈfraɪdɪ; -deɪ)
n
1. the sixth day of the week; fifth day of the working week
2. (Professions) See girl Friday, man Friday
[Old English Frīgedæg, literally: Freya's day; related to Old Frisian frīadei, Old High German frīatag]
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Fri•day

(ˈfraɪ deɪ, -di)

n.
1. the sixth day of the week, following Thursday.
2. Informal.
a. gal Friday.
b. man Friday.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English Frigedæg Freya's day =frige (genitive singular of frēo) + dæg day]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.friday - the sixth day of the weekFriday - the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
Fri
weekday - any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
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Translations
الـجُمْعَةيوم الجُمْعَه
петък
pátekpáteční
fredagfredags-
vendredo
reede
آدینه
perjantai
petak
péntekpéntek Fri.
föstudagur
金曜日
금요일
dies Veneris
penktadienis
piektdiena
vineri
piatokpiatkový
petek
fredag
วันศุกร์
thứ Sáu

Friday

[ˈfraɪdɪ] N → viernes m inv
see Tuesday for usage
see also good
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Friday

[ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi]
n → vendredi m
see Tuesday
on Friday → vendredi
on Fridays → le vendredi
every Friday → tous les vendredis
last Friday → vendredi dernier
next Friday → vendredi prochain
modif [night, morning, afternoon, evening] → vendredi
Friday morning → vendredi matinFriday prayers npl (Muslim) → la prière du vendredi
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Friday

n → Freitag m ? also Tuesday
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Friday

[ˈfraɪdɪ] n → venerdì m inv
for usage see Tuesday
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Friday

(ˈfraidei) noun
the sixth day of the week, the day following Thursday. She arrived on Friday; (also adjective) Friday evening.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

friday

→ الـجُمْعَة pátek fredag Freitag Παρασκευή viernes perjantai vendredi petak venerdì 金曜日 금요일 vrijdag fredag piątek sexta-feira пятница fredag วันศุกร์ Cuma thứ Sáu 星期五
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