Toute la journée
Example: Nous avons joué dehors toute la journée aujourd'hui.
Definition
"Toute la journée" is a French expression meaning the entire day from morning until evening. It emphasizes that an activity or event lasts continuously throughout the whole day, as in the example phrase, 'Nous avons joué dehors toute la journée aujourd'hui,' meaning 'We played outside all day today.'
Etymology
The phrase "toute la journée" combines "toute," meaning 'all' or 'whole,' and "la journée," meaning 'the day.' "Journée" derives from the Old French "jornée," which originally referred to a day's length or a day's work. Did you know? The term "journée" is related to the Latin "diurnum," meaning 'daytime.' Thus, "toute la journée" literally means 'the whole daytime.'
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