What does matin in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word matin in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use matin in French.

The word matin in French means morning, morning, in the morning, in the mornings, early, fairly early, mastiff, boor, oaf, lout, heavens, early morning, at daybreak, early in the morning, early in the morning, very early in the morning, tomorrow morning, in the morning, morning, morning to night, morning star, be a morning person, the next morning, morning sickness, return home at dawn, come home at dawn, alarm, alarm clock, early in the morning, early morning, work in the morning, one bright morning. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word matin

morning

nom masculin (début de journée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait beau ce matin, mais ça ne devrait pas durer. Il n'y a rien de mieux pour se réveiller que la fraîcheur du matin.
It's nice out this morning, but it's not supposed to last. There's nothing better to wake you up than the fresh air of the morning.

morning

adverbe (dans la matinée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'irai faire les courses demain matin ou samedi matin.
I'll go shopping tomorrow morning or Saturday morning.

in the morning, in the mornings

locution adverbiale (chaque matin)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le matin, je me lève généralement à 7 h.
I usually get up at 7 in the morning.

early, fairly early

adverbe (littéraire (assez tôt)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il se lève toujours matin.
He always gets up early.

mastiff

nom masculin (race de chien de garde) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

boor, oaf, lout

(personne délurée voire grossière) (person: pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heavens

interjection (vieilli (marque d'étonnement) (astonishment)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

early morning, at daybreak

locution adverbiale (le matin de bonne heure)

early in the morning

locution adverbiale (tôt)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

early in the morning, very early in the morning

locution adverbiale (très tôt)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il faut se lever de grand matin pour aller à la pêche.

tomorrow morning

locution adverbiale (le jour suivant avant midi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je passerai te chercher demain matin.

in the morning

locution adverbiale (heure : avant midi)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Mon avion décolle à 8 heures du matin. Je suis rentré de boîte de nuit à trois heures du matin.
I got home from the club at 3 am.

morning

locution adjectivale (relatif au matin)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
J'aime prendre mon café du matin au lit.

morning to night

locution adverbiale (toute la journée)

Jeune, Françoise fumait du matin au soir.

morning star

nom féminin (planète Vénus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be a morning person

locution verbale (se lever habituellement tôt)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Contrairement à moi, ma femme est du matin : dès 7 h, même le week-end, elle est déjà debout.

the next morning

nom masculin (le matin du jour qui suit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lendemain matin, quand Pierre se réveille et regarde par la fenêtre, le paysage est tout blanc ; il a neigé durant la nuit.

morning sickness

nom féminin pluriel (malaises matinaux dus à la grossesse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

return home at dawn, come home at dawn

locution verbale (découcher, ne pas dormir chez soi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je suis rentrée au petit matin après ma dernière nuit de garde.

alarm, alarm clock

nom masculin (vieilli (réveil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a programmé son réveille-matin afin d'être sûre d'être à l'heure.

early in the morning, early morning

locution adverbiale (en fin de nuit, début du jour)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

work in the morning

locution verbale (travailler tôt dans la journée)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

one bright morning

locution adverbiale (un jour)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Un beau matin, je me suis résolu à ne plus fumer.

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