Date::Manip::Lang::french(3)

NAME
Date::Manip::Lang::french - French language support.

SYNOPSIS
This module contains a list of words and expressions supporting the language. It is not intended to be used directly (other Date::Manip modules will load it as needed).

LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS
The following is a list of all language words and expressions used to write times and/or dates.

All strings are case insensitive.

Month names and abbreviations
    When writing out the name of the month, several different variations may exist including full names and abbreviations.

    The following month names may be used:

       janvier

       fevrier
       fevrier

       mars

       avril

       mai

       juin

       juillet

       aout
       aout

       septembre

       octobre

       novembre

       decembre
       decembre

    The following abbreviations may be used:

       jan
       jan.

       fev
       fev
       fev.
       fev.

       mar
       mar.

       avr
       avr.

       mai
       mai.

       juin
       juin.

       juil
       juil.

       aout
       aout
       aout.
       aout.

       sept
       sept.

       oct
       oct.

       nov
       nov.

       dec
       dec
       dec.
       dec.

Day names and abbreviations
    When writing out the name of the day, several different variations may exist including full names and abbreviations.

    The following day names may be used:

       lundi

       mardi

       mercredi

       jeudi

       vendredi

       samedi

       dimanche

    The following abbreviations may be used:

       lun
       lun.

       mar
       mar.

       mer
       mer.

       jeu
       jeu.

       ven
       ven.

       sam
       sam.

       dim
       dim.

    The following short (1-2 characters) abbreviations may be used:

       l

       ma

       me

       j

       v

       s

       d

Delta field names
    These are the names (and abbreviations) for the fields in a delta. There are 7 fields: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds.

    The names and abbreviations for these fields are:

       annees
       annees
       an
       annee
       ans
       annee

       mois
       m

       semaine
       sem

       jours
       j
       jour
       journee
       journee

       heures
       h
       heure

       minutes
       mn
       min
       minute

       secondes
       s
       sec
       seconde

Morning/afternoon times
    This is a list of expressions use to designate morning or afternoon time when a time is entered as a 12-hour time rather than a 24-hour time. For example, in English, the time "17:00" could be specified as "5:00 PM".

    Morning and afternoon time may be designated by the following sets of words:

       du matin

       du soir

Each or every
    There are a list of words that specify every occurence of something. These are used in the following phrases:

       EACH Monday
       EVERY Monday
       EVERY month

    The following words may be used:

       chaque
       tous les
       toutes les

Next/Previous/Last occurence
    There are a list of words that may be used to specify the next, previous, or last occurence of something. These words could be used in the following phrases:

       NEXT week

       LAST tuesday
       PREVIOUS tuesday

       LAST day of the month

    The following words may be used:

    Next occurence:

       suivant
       suivante
       prochaine

    Previous occurence:

       precedent
       precedent
       precedente
       precedente
       derniere
       derniere

    Last occurence:

       dernier

Delta words for going forward/backward in time
    When parsing deltas, there are words that may be used to specify the the delta will refer to a time in the future or to a time in the past (relative to some date). In English, for example, you might say:

       IN 5 days
       5 days AGO

    The following words may be used to specify deltas that refer to dates in the past or future respectively:

       il y a
       auparavant
       dans le passe
       plus tot
       plus tot

       en
       plus tard
       dans l'avenir
       a venir
       a venir
       dans

Business mode
    This contains two lists of words which can be used to specify a standard (i.e. non-business) delta or a business delta.

    Previously, it was used to tell whether the delta was approximate or exact, but now this list is not used except to force the delta to be standard.

    The following words may be used:

       exactement
       approximativement
       environ

    The following words may be used to specify a business delta:

       professionel
       ouvrable
       ouvrables

Numbers
    Numbers may be spelled out in a variety of ways. The following sets correspond to the numbers from 1 to 53:

       1er
       1re
       premier
       un

       2e
       deux
       deuxieme
       deuxieme

       3e
       trois
       troisieme
       troisieme

       4e
       quatre
       quatrieme
       quatrieme

       5e
       cinq
       cinquieme
       cinquieme

       6e
       six
       sixieme
       sixieme

       7e
       sept
       septieme
       septieme

       8e
       huit
       huitieme
       huitieme

       9e
       neuf
       neuvieme
       neuvieme

       10e
       dix
       dixieme
       dixieme

       11e
       onze
       onzieme
       onzieme

       12e
       douze
       douzieme
       douzieme

       13e
       treize
       treizieme
       treizieme

       14e
       quatorze
       quatorzieme
       quatorzieme

       15e
       quinze
       quinzieme
       quinzieme

       16e
       seize
       seizieme
       seizieme

       17e
       dix-sept
       dix-septieme
       dix-septieme

       18e
       dix-huit
       dix-huitieme
       dix-huitieme

       19e
       dix-neuf
       dix-neuvieme
       dix-neuvieme

       20e
       vingt
       vingtieme
       vingtieme

       21e
       vingt et un
       vingt et unieme
       vingt et unieme

       22e
       vingt-deux
       vingt-deuxieme
       vingt-deuxieme

       23e
       vingt-trois
       vingt-troisieme
       vingt-troisieme

       24e
       vingt-quatre
       vingt-quatrieme
       vingt-quatrieme

       25e
       vingt-cinq
       vingt-cinquieme
       vingt-cinquieme

       26e
       vingt-six
       vingt-sixieme
       vingt-sixieme

       27e
       vingt-sept
       vingt-septieme
       vingt-septieme

       28e
       vingt-huit
       vingt-huitieme
       vingt-huitieme

       29e
       vingt-neuf
       vingt-neuvieme
       vingt-neuvieme

       30e
       trente
       trentieme
       trentieme

       31e
       trente et un
       trente et unieme
       trente et unieme

       32e
       trente-deux
       trente-deuxieme
       trente-deuxieme

       33e
       trente-trois
       trente-troisieme
       trente-troisieme

       34e
       trente-quatre
       trente-quatrieme
       trente-quatrieme

       35e
       trente-cinq
       trente-cinquieme
       trente-cinquieme

       36e
       trente-six
       trente-sixieme
       trente-sixieme

       37e
       trente-sept
       trente-septieme
       trente-septieme

       38e
       trente-huit
       trente-huitieme
       trente-huitieme

       39e
       trente-neuf
       trente-neuvieme
       trente-neuvieme

       40e
       quarante
       quarantieme
       quarantieme

       41e
       quarante et un
       quarante et unieme
       quarante et unieme

       42e
       quarante-deux
       quarante-deuxieme
       quarante-deuxieme

       43e
       quarante-trois
       quarante-troisieme
       quarante-troisieme

       44e
       quarante-quatre
       quarante-quatrieme
       quarante-quatrieme

       45e
       quarante-cinq
       quarante-cinquieme
       quarante-cinquieme

       46e
       quarante-six
       quarante-sixieme
       quarante-sixieme

       47e
       quarante-sept
       quarante-septieme
       quarante-septieme

       48e
       quarante-huit
       quarante-huitieme
       quarante-huitieme

       49e
       quarante-neuf
       quarante-neuvieme
       quarante-neuvieme

       50e
       cinquante
       cinquantieme
       cinquantieme

       51e
       cinquante et un
       cinquante et unieme
       cinquante et unieme

       52e
       cinquante-deux
       cinquante-deuxieme
       cinquante-deuxieme

       53e
       cinquante-trois
       cinquante-troisieme
       cinquante-troisieme

Ignored words
    In writing out dates in common forms, there are a number of words that are typically not important.

    There is frequently a word that appears in a phrase to designate that a time is going to be specified next. In English, you would use the word AT in the example:

       December 3 at 12:00

    The following words may be used:

       a
       a

    Another word is used to designate one member of a set. In English, you would use the words IN or OF:

       1st day OF December
       1st day IN December

    The following words may be used:

       de
       en
       du

    Another word is use to specify that something is on a certain date. In English, you would use ON:

       ON July 5th

    The following words may be used:

       sur

Words that set the date, time, or both
    There are some words that can be used to specify a date, a time, or both relative to now.

    Words that set the date are similar to the English words 'yesterday' or 'tomorrow'. These are specified as a delta which is added to the current time to get a date. The time is NOT set however, so the delta is only partially used (it should only include year, month, week, and day fields).

    The following words may be used:

       aujourd'hui          0:0:0:0:0:0:0
       demain               +0:0:0:1:0:0:0
       hier                 -0:0:0:1:0:0:0

    Words that set only the time of day are similar to the English words 'noon' or 'midnight'.

    The following words may be used:

       midi                 12:00:00
       minuit               00:00:00

    Words that set the entire time and date (relative to the current time and date) are also available.

    In English, the word 'now' is one of these.

    The following words may be used:

       maintenant           0:0:0:0:0:0:0

Hour/Minute/Second separators
    When specifying the time of day, the most common separator is a colon (:) which can be used for both separators.

    Some languages use different pairs. For example, French allows you to specify the time as 13h30:20, so it would use the following pairs:

       : :
       h :

    The first column is the hour-minute separator and the second column is the minute-second separator. Both are perl regular expressions. When creating a new translation, be aware that regular expressions with utf-8 characters may be tricky. For example, don't include the expression '[x]' where 'x' is a utf-8 character.

    A pair of colons is ALWAY allowed for all languages. If a language allows additional pairs, they are listed here:

       h  :

Fractional second separator
    When specifying fractional seconds, the most common way is to use a decimal point (.). Some languages may specify a different separator that might be used. If this is done, it is a regular expression.

    The decimal point is ALWAYS allowed for all languages. If a language allows another separator, it is listed here:

       Not defined in this language

KNOWN BUGS
None known.

BUGS AND QUESTIONS
Please refer to the Date::Manip::Problems documentation for information on submitting bug reports or questions to the author.

SEE ALSO
Date::Manip - main module documentation

LICENSE
This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

AUTHOR
Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org)