French

Noun

surlendemain m ‎(plural surlendemains)

1. Two days later: the day after the next day.
   1. Relative to a day implied by the context.

      Ne remets jamais à demain ce que tu peux faire le surlendemain.‎

      Never put off till tomorrow what you can do two days after.

   2. Relative to a day indicated explicitly, introduced with de.

      Il n'arriva qu'au surlendemain de l'enterrement.‎

      He didn't arrive until two days after the funeral.

Usage notes

• The noun surlendemain is nearly always introduced by the definite article le; but usage with the indefinite article un is attested as well, giving the meaning “a day two days later”.

See also

• après-demain