RachelM
Meaning of 'Je suis du midi'
At the moment I am reading Germinal in English and French.
The French says:
Je suis du midi
The English translation is:
I am from the south
However midi means afternoon. So how does it translate as I am from the south?
Oct 15, 2013 3:12 PM
Answers · 3
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"Le Midi" (capital "M") is the southern half of France. It is called that way because at noon ("midi", lower-case "m") the sun is toward the south.
October 15, 2013
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