calendes

kalɑ̃d

calende

Definition

Definition of calendes - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, plural, feminine

calendrier romain

Rare

premier jour de chaque mois dans le calendrier romain antique

Rare

Les calendes marquaient le début du mois chez les Romains.

assemblée religieuse

Dated

assemblée de prêtres convoqués par leur évêque

Dated

L'évêque réunit les calendes pour discuter des affaires diocésaines.

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aux calendes grecques

adv.

jamais, à un moment qui n'arrivera pas

Il rendra ses devoirs aux calendes grecques.

calendes grecques

date qui n'existe pas, utilisée pour reporter quelque chose indéfiniment

Il renvoie toujours ce projet aux calendes grecques.

renvoyer aux calendes grecques

reporter quelque chose à une date qui n'arrivera jamais

Le gouvernement renvoie aux calendes grecques cette réforme controversée.

remettre aux calendes grecques

reporter quelque chose à une date qui ne viendra jamais

Le maire remet toujours aux calendes grecques la rénovation du parc.

Origin of calendes

latin, calendae (premier jour du mois)

Examples of calendes in a sentence

Les prêtres annonçaient les fêtes aux calendes.
Les calendes se tiennent chaque premier lundi du mois.
Les décisions importantes sont prises lors des calendes.

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English:calends, assembly, ...
German:Kalenden, Priesterversammlung, ...
Italian:calende, assemblea dei sacerdoti, ...
Spanish:calendas, sínodo, ...
Portuguese:calendas, assembleia de padres, ...
Chinese:古罗马历的首日, 神职人员集会, ...
Japanese:カレンデ, 司祭会議, ...
Arabic:الكَالَنْدَات, مجلس الكهنة, ...
Hebrew:קַלֶנְדוֹת, כִּנּוּס כְּמָרִים, ...
Russian:календы, каланды, ...
Ukrainian:календи, зібрання священиків під головуванням єпископа, ...
Catalan:calendes, ...
Danish:kalendae, præstemøde, ...
Dutch:kalenden, priestervergadering, ...
Greek:καλντές, θρησκευτική σύναξη, ...
Khmer:កាលង់ដ៍, ក្រុមប្រជុំបូជាចារ្យ, ...
Korean:로마 달력의 첫째 날, 사제 집회, ...
Polish:kalendarze, zebranie kapłanów, ...
Portuguese (BR):calendas, assembleia de padres convocada pelo bispo, ...
Romanian:calende, adunare de preoți, ...
Swedish:kalendae, prästförsamling, ...
Thai:คาเลนเดส, การประชุมของคณะสงฆ์, ...
Turkish:calendes, rahipler meclisi, ...
Vietnamese:calendes, hội đồng linh mục, ...

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