this afternoon

adverb

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

“There was a sudden downpour this afternoon.”

Meanings

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

    There was a sudden downpour this afternoon.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 今天下午
  • 今天下午 (jīntiān xiàwǔ)during the afternoon of today
Finnish tänään iltapäivällä, tänä iltapäivänä
  • tänään iltapäivälläduring the afternoon of today
  • tänä iltapäivänäduring the afternoon of today
French cet après-midi
  • cet après-mididuring the afternoon of today
German heute Nachmittag
  • heute Nachmittagduring the afternoon of today
Greek σήμερα το απόγευμα
  • σήμερα το απόγευμα (símera to apógevma)during the afternoon of today
Hungarian ma délután
  • ma délutánduring the afternoon of today
Italian questo pomeriggio
  • questo pomeriggioduring the afternoon of today
Latvian šopēcpusdien, šajā pēcpusdienā
  • šopēcpusdienduring the afternoon of today
  • šajā pēcpusdienāduring the afternoon of today
Polish tego popołudnia, dziś po południu
  • tego popołudniaduring the afternoon of today
  • dziś po południuduring the afternoon of today
Russian сего́дня днём
  • сего́дня днём (sevódnja dnjom)during the afternoon of today
Swahili mchana wa leo, leo mchana
  • mchana wa leoduring the afternoon of today
  • leo mchanaduring the afternoon of today
Swedish i eftermiddag
  • i eftermiddagduring the afternoon of today
Welsh y prynhawn 'ma, p'nawn 'ma
  • y prynhawn 'maduring the afternoon of today
  • p'nawn 'maduring the afternoon of today
Cite this entry
APA

this afternoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20afternoon

MLA

“this afternoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20afternoon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “this afternoon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20afternoon.

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