Phrase guide

this afternoon

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see this, afternoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There was a sudden downpour this afternoon.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 今天下午 (jīntiān xiàwǔ) — during the afternoon of today
  • Finnish: tänään iltapäivällä — during the afternoon of today
  • Finnish: tänä iltapäivänä — during the afternoon of today
  • French: cet après-midi — during the afternoon of today
  • German: heute Nachmittag — during the afternoon of today
  • Greek: σήμερα το απόγευμα (símera to apógevma) — during the afternoon of today
  • Hungarian: ma délután — during the afternoon of today
  • Italian: questo pomeriggio — during the afternoon of today
  • Latvian: šopēcpusdien — during the afternoon of today
  • Latvian: šajā pēcpusdienā — during the afternoon of today
  • Marathi: आज दुपारी (āj dupārī) — during the afternoon of today
  • Polish: tego popołudnia — during the afternoon of today
  • Polish: dziś po południu — during the afternoon of today
  • Russian: сего́дня днём (sevódnja dnjom) — during the afternoon of today
  • Swahili: mchana wa leo — during the afternoon of today
  • Swahili: leo mchana — during the afternoon of today
  • Swedish: i eftermiddag — during the afternoon of today
  • Welsh: y prynhawn 'ma — during the afternoon of today
  • Welsh: p'nawn 'ma — during the afternoon of today