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fortnight
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fort·night  (fôrtnt)
n.
A period of 14 days; two weeks.

[Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English fowertne, fourteen; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots + Old English niht, night; see nokwt- in Indo-European roots.]

fortnight
Noun
a period of 14 consecutive days [Old English fēowertīene niht fourteen nights]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fortnight - a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Translations

fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] n (BRIT) → quincena;
it's a fortnight since ... → hace quince días que ...
fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] n (Brit) → quinzaine f, quinze jours mpl;
it's a fortnight since ... → il y a quinze jours que ...
fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] (Brit) nvierzehn Tage pl, zwei Wochen pl;
it's a fortnight since ... → es ist vierzehn Tage or zwei Wochen her, dass ...
fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] n (BRIT) → quindici giorni mpl; due settimane fpl;
it's a fortnight since ... → sono due settimane da quando ...

fortnight
n fortnight [ˈfoːtnait]
two weeks It's a fortnight since I last saw her. twee weke أسبوعان две седмици dva týdny fjorten dage; to uger vierzehn Tage δεκαπενθήμερο quincena kaks nädalat دو هفته kaksi viikkoa quinzaine שְׁבוּעַיִים दो सप्ताह 14 dana, dva tjedna két hét dua pekan tvær vikur due settimane, quindici giorni 2週間 2주일, 14일 dvi savaitės divas nedēļas dua minggu veertien dagen fjorten dager dwa tygodnie quinzena două săptămâni две недели štrnásť dní dva tedna dve nedelje fjorton dagar (dar) รายปักษ์ iki hafta 兩星期 два тижні دو ہفتے کا عرصہ hai tuần
adjectiv / adv ˈfortnightly
every fortnight a fortnightly visit; He is paid fortnightly. twee weekliks كل أسْبوعَيْن на всеки две седмици čtrnáctidenní; čtrnáctidenně hver fjortende dag; hver anden uge vierzehntägig δεκαπενθήμερος, ανά δεκαπενθήμερο quincenal, cada quince días iga kahe nädala tagant دو هفته یکبار joka toinen viikko bimensuel; bimensuellement כָּל שְׁבועַייִם पाक्षिक polumjesečan, koji se zbiva svakih 14 dana kéthetenkénti setiap dua pekan ogni due settimane, ogni quindici giorni 2週間ごとの(に) 격주의; 격주로 dvisavaitinis, kas dvi savaitės divnedēļu-; reizi divās nedēļās setiap dua minggu om de veertien dagen hver fjortende dag, annenhver uke (przypadający) co dwa tygodnie quinzenalmente bilu­nar двухнедельный;раз в две недели štrnásťdenný; štrnásťdenne štirinajstdneven na svakih četrnaest dana var fjortonde dag (สิ่ง) ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นทุก 2 อาทิตย์ iki haftada bir olan, 14 günlük 每兩星期一次的 двотижневий; кожні два тижні پندرہ روزہ hai tuần một lần


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