election day in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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election [Brit ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. day (24-hour period):

day
jour m
one summer's day
un jour d'été
what day is it today?
quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui?
day after day , day in day out
jour après jour
every day
tous les jours
every other day
tous les deux jours
from day to day
d'un jour à l'autre
from one day to the next
d'un jour à l'autre
from that day to this
depuis ce jour-là
any day now
d'un jour à l'autre
on a day to day basis
au jour le jour
one day , some day
un jour
one fine day fig
un beau jour
within days
en quelques jours
it's not every day that …
ce n'est pas tous les jours que …
the day when or that …
le jour où …
it's days since I've seen him
ça fait des jours que je ne l'ai pas vu, je ne l'ai pas vu depuis des jours
it's 15 years to the day since …
ça fait 15 ans jour pour jour que …
to come on the wrong day
se tromper de jour
it had to happen today of all days!
il fallait que cela arrive aujourd'hui
it had to happen today of all days!
il fallait que ça tombe aujourd'hui inf
to this day
aujourd'hui encore
all day and every day
sans arrêt tous les jours
the day after
le lendemain
the day before
la veille
the day before yesterday
avant-hier
the day after tomorrow
après-demain
two days after/two days before the wedding
le surlendemain/l'avant-veille du mariage
from that day onwards
dès lors
from this day forth liter
désormais
she becomes more proficient by the day
elle devient chaque jour plus compétente

2. day (until evening):

day
journée f
working/school day
journée de travail/scolaire
a hard/busy day
une journée difficile/occupée
a day at the seaside/shops
une journée à la mer/dans les magasins
an enjoyable day's tennis/golf
une agréable journée de tennis/golf
all day
toute la journée
all that day
tout le long de cette journée
before the day was out
avant la fin de la journée
during/for the day
pendant/pour la journée
to be paid by the day
être payé à la journée
to spend the day doing
passer la journée à faire
to take all day doing
mettre la journée à faire
pleased with their day's work
contents de leur journée
we haven't got all day!
nous n'avons pas la journée devant nous!
it was a hot day
il faisait chaud
have a nice day!
bonne journée!
what a day!
quelle journée!
what a day! attr job
de jour

5. day (as historical period):

day gén pl
époque f
the days of rationing
l'époque du rationnement
in those days
à cette époque
of his day
de son époque
in his/their day (at that time)
à son/leur époque
in his/their day (at height of success, vitality)
à son/leur heure
in her younger days
dans sa jeunesse
his early days as…
ses débuts en tant que…
his fighting/dancing days
sa carrière de boxeur/de danseur
these days
ces temps-ci
to date from the days before sth
dater d'avant qc
in days gone by
autrefois
it's all in a day's work
c'est du quotidien
not to give sb the time of day
ne pas se donner la peine de saluer qn
to pass the time of day with sb
échanger quelques mots avec qn
it's one of those days!
il y a des jours comme ça!
those were the days
c'était le bon temps
to be a bit late in the day
être un peu tard
that'll be the day!
je voudrais voir ça!
to call it a day
s'arrêter là
to carry or win/to lose the day
avoir le dessus/dessous
to have an off day
ne pas être soi-même
to have had its day
avoir fait son temps
to have seen better days
avoir connu des jours meilleurs
he's 50 if he's a day
il a 50 ans bien tassés! inf
to make a day of it
profiter de la journée
to save the day
sauver la situation
to see the light of day
apparaître au grand jour
to take one day at a time
prendre les choses comme elles se présentent
your day will come
ton heure arrivera

See also week

week
semaine f
what day of the week is it?
quel jour de la semaine sommes-nous?
this week
cette semaine
last/next week
la semaine dernière/prochaine
the week before last
il y a deux semaines
the week after next
dans deux semaines
every week
toutes les semaines
every other week
tous les quinze jours
twice a week
deux fois par semaine
for weeks
pendant des semaines
I'll do it some time this week
je le ferai dans le courant de la semaine
weeks and weeks
des semaines et des semaines
week in week out
toutes les semaines
a week today/on Monday Brit, a week from today/Monday Am, today/Monday week
aujourd'hui/lundi en huit
a week yesterday Brit, a week from yesterday Am
il y a eu huit jours or une semaine hier
a week (ago) last Saturday
il y a eu huit jours or une semaine samedi
six weeks ago
il y a six semaines
weeks ago
il y a des semaines
in three weeks time
dans trois semaines
a six-week-old baby
un bébé de six semaines
a six-week contract
un contrat de six semaines
a week's wages/rent
une semaine de salaire/de loyer
to pay by the week
payer à la semaine
during the week (gen)
pendant la semaine
during the week (Monday to Friday)
en semaine
a 40-hour week
une semaine de 40 heures
the working or work Am week
la semaine de travail
the week ending June 10
la semaine du 3 au 10 juin
he doesn't know what day of the week it is
il est complètement dans les nuages
to knock sb into the middle of next week inf
flanquer une bonne raclée à qn inf

election day in the PONS Dictionary

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Residual snow on the streets impacted voter turnout on election day.
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The pan-democracy camp called for casting blank votes on the election day.
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Opinion polling is also illegal on election day.
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Early voting day is same as election day, voters must carrying proof of identity, even expired is valid.
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On election day, he finished a distant fifth with 0.96% support.
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On election day, polling stations are run by electoral boards which consist of groups of citizens selected by lottery.
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Events on and after election day, however, were tainted with fraud.
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On election day, these people were turned away at the polls.
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Only people's enemies stay at home on election day.
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On the election day, he gives a mediocre speech in front of the student body.
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