yesterday

hier

Le jour qui précède immédiatement aujourd’hui.

En anglais simple : The day immediately before today.

• Yesterday was a busy day.
• Yesterday’s rain flooded the garden.
• We have waited since yesterday.

Synonymes : the previous day

Contraires : tomorrow

Expressions courantes : yesterday morning, yesterday’s news, since yesterday

passé

Époque passée, surtout lorsque ses idées ou ses coutumes semblent dépassées.

En anglais simple : The past, especially a time whose ideas or customs no longer seem modern.

• Those ideas belong to yesterday.
• The museum preserves the world of yesterday.
• She wanted to leave yesterday behind.

Synonymes : the past

Contraires : the future

Expressions courantes : world of yesterday, yesterday’s values, belong to yesterday

jours passés

Jours déjà écoulés, souvent évoqués avec une émotion forte.

En anglais simple : Days that have already passed, often remembered with strong feelings.

• His yesterdays seemed full of adventure.
• She treasured the bright yesterdays of her childhood.
• Their yesterdays were gone, but their memories remained.

Synonymes : past days

Expressions courantes : many a yesterday, a forgotten yesterday

hier

Pendant le jour qui précède immédiatement aujourd’hui.

En anglais simple : On the day immediately before today.

• I saw her yesterday.
• We arrived yesterday evening.
• Did you call him yesterday?

Synonymes : a day ago

Contraires : tomorrow

Expressions courantes : arrive yesterday, yesterday evening, only yesterday

tout de suite, immédiatement

Souligne que quelque chose est nécessaire immédiatement et aurait déjà dû être prêt.

En anglais simple : Used to say that something is needed immediately and is already late.

• I need that report yesterday.
• The manager wanted the repairs finished yesterday.
• When do we need it? Yesterday!

Synonymes : immediately, right now

Expressions courantes : need something yesterday, want something yesterday