What does soir in French mean?

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

The word soir in French means evening, night, on [day] evening, on [day] night, in the evening, Sunday night blues, this evening, tonight, one-night stand, evening class, tomorrow evening, morning to night, be an evening person, evening coolness, cool of the evening, coolness of the evenings, revolution, last night, you learn something new every day, until late in the evening, until late at night, the very evening, when evening came, the next evening, the next night, What's for dinner?, What are we eating tonight?, evening dress, party night, fun night, on the evening of the previous day, the evening of the day before. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word soir

evening

nom masculin (début de soirée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous mangeons le soir vers 20 heures.
We eat at around 8 o'clock in the evening.

night

nom masculin (fin du jour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En hiver, le soir tombe vite.
In the winter, night falls quickly.

on [day] evening, on [day] night

adverbe (dans la soirée) (with specified day)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
On pourrait aller au cinéma mercredi soir. Je passerai te chercher demain soir.
I'll come and pick you up tomorrow evening.

in the evening

locution adverbiale (dans la soirée)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le soir, nous regardons la télé. Le soir, je me couche généralement vers 23 h.
At night, I usually go to bed at around 11pm.

Sunday night blues

nom masculin (mélancolie liée à la fin du week-end)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'euphorie du vendredi soir laisse toujours la place au blues du dimanche soir !

this evening, tonight

nom masculin (la soirée qui vient)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce soir, nous sortons en ville.
This evening, we are going out in town.

one-night stand

nom masculin (très familier (partenaire sexuel ponctuel)

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

evening class

nom masculin (cours pour travailleurs donné le soir) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Anne-Laure apprend le japonais en cours du soir.
Anne-Laura is learning Japanese at night school.

tomorrow evening

locution adverbiale (le jour suivant en fin de journée)

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

morning to night

locution adverbiale (toute la journée)

Jeune, Françoise fumait du matin au soir.

be an evening person

locution verbale (aimer veiller)

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

evening coolness, cool of the evening, coolness of the evenings

nom féminin (baisse de température vespérale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La fraîcheur du soir est appréciable en été.

revolution

nom masculin (révolution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Grand Soir désigne le renversement du pouvoir et l'instauration d'une société nouvelle.

last night

locution adverbiale (la veille au soir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'était un grand match, hier soir.
It was a big match last night.

you learn something new every day

(j'ai appris [qch] de nouveau)

until late in the evening, until late at night

locution adverbiale (jusqu'à une heure avancée)

the very evening

locution adverbiale (sans attendre le lendemain matin)

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

when evening came

locution adverbiale (lorsque le soir est arrivé)

the next evening, the next night

nom masculin (le soir du jour qui suit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes partis en vacances le samedi midi et nous sommes arrivés à destination le lendemain soir pour dîner.

What's for dinner?, What are we eating tonight?

(Quel est le repas de ce soir ?)

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

evening dress

nom féminin (robe habillée) (clothing)

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

party night, fun night

nom masculin (soirée festive)

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

on the evening of the previous day, the evening of the day before

(le soir précédent)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La veille au soir, il plut énormément.

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