the other day

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the other day

adverb

  1. idiomatic Recently; lately; a few days ago. I saw your friend William the other day. He says hi.
  2. Philippines The day before yesterday.

noun

  1. Philippines the day before yesterday.

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adv lately

Españolel otro día, recientemente
日本語先日 senjitsu, この間 kono aida, 最近 saikin, 先頃 sakigoro
中文前幾天 /前几天 qiánjǐtiān, 最近 zuìjìn, 近日 jìnrì
Kiswahilijuzijuzi
Portuguêsesses dias, no outro dia
Françaisl'autre jour, récemment, ces derniers jours, dernièrement
Deutschneulich, kürzlich, vor kurzem, in letzter Zeit, vor ein paar Tagen
Ελληνικάτις προάλλες tis proálles
Русскийна дня́х na dnjáx, неда́вно nedávno, не́сколько дней наза́д néskolʹko dnej nazád, наме́дни namédni
Tiếng Việthôm nọ
العربيةمُنْذُ بِضْعَةْ أَيَّام munḏu biḍʕat ʔayyām, بِالْأَمْس bi-l-ʔams, مُنْذُ عَهْد قَرِيب munḏu ʕahd qarīb, مُنْذُ فَتْرَة قَرِيبَة, مُؤَخَّرًا muʔaḵḵaran, حَدِيثًا ḥadīṯan

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@misc{the_other_day_2026,
  title = {the other day},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20other%20day},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}