Translation of D Day

Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Unsure of the correct translation of D Day I turned to wordreference. They start with Le Jour J. Why is that incorrect?

Asked 5 months ago

Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorCorrect answer

Hi Alan, I struggle with this also. WordReference also has le Débarquement:

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/d%C3%A9barquement

As far as I can see "Le Jour J" would be fine in all other contexts except the Normandy Landings of 1944.

Anyone else out there please feel free to comment.

Paul.

Like05 months ago

Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Changing the English script to ‘ where the D Day landings took place ….’ would more specifically translate to ‘ le Débarquement ‘ in French.

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/d%C3%A9barquement

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Unsure of the correct translation of D Day I turned to wordreference. They start with Le Jour J. Why is that incorrect?

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