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rendez-vous

English translation of rendez-vous

appointment

The French word 'rendez-vous' is used to refer to an appointment. The term encompasses any type of meeting or date scheduled for a specific time or day, whether it's personal or professional. Note that unlike 'appointment' in English, 'rendez-vous' is used as well for romantic dates.


Example sentences using: rendez-vous

Ne manquez pas votre premier rendez-vous avec le dentiste.

English translation of Ne manquez pas votre premier rendez-vous avec le dentiste.

Do not miss your first appointment with the dentist.

This sentence is instructing someone not to forget an upcoming important appointment, in this case, it is with a dentist. The word 'rendez-vous' in this context is used to mean an arranged meeting or appointment.

J'ai un rendez-vous avec Marie ce soir.

English translation of J'ai un rendez-vous avec Marie ce soir.

I have an appointment with Marie tonight.

In this sentence, the speaker announces that he has a planned meeting, or date, with a person named Marie in the evening. The term 'rendez-vous' here describes a plan or arrangement to meet with someone.

Le rendez-vous est à dix heures du matin.

English translation of Le rendez-vous est à dix heures du matin.

The appointment is at ten o'clock in the morning.

The phrase is specifying the time of a scheduled meeting, emphasizing that it is set for ten in the morning. In this context, the word 'rendez-vous' refers to a specific, agreed-upon time for a meeting.

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