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See you in a fortnight. A fortnight's holiday. Paid fortnightly. It's been a fortnight.

Fortnight

Two weeks British term for a two-week period. Americans rarely use it, preferring 'two weeks.' Very common in British speech.

Slang Term BritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Significado: Two weeks

两周

Quincena (dos semanas)

2週間

2주

British term for a two-week period. Americans rarely use it, preferring 'two weeks.' Very common in British speech.

英式用语，指两周时间。美国人很少使用，更喜欢说'two weeks'。在英式英语中非常常见。

Término británico para un período de dos semanas. Los americanos raramente lo usan, prefieren 'two weeks.' Muy común en el habla británica.

イギリス英語で2週間を表す言葉。アメリカ人はほとんど使わず、'two weeks'を好む。イギリス英語では非常に一般的。

2주 기간을 가리키는 영국식 표현. 미국에서는 거의 사용하지 않고 'two weeks'를 선호한다. 영국 일상 대화에서 매우 흔하게 쓰인다.

/ˈfɔːtnaɪt/

Contexto: time, scheduling

Tono: neutral, everyday

Americans: two weeks
美式：two weeks
Americanos: two weeks
アメリカ式：two weeks
미국인들은 two weeks라고 함
Americans find it old-fashioned
美国人觉得这个词古老
Americanos lo consideran anticuado
アメリカ人には古風に聞こえる
미국인들은 구식 표현으로 여김

From Old English 'fēowertyne niht' (fourteen nights). British retained the term; Americans dropped it for 'two weeks.'

Etimología: From fourteen nights (Old English)

Primera vez registrado: Old English origin

Era: Old English onwards

Generation: All ages in UK

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British everyday speech; Fortnite video game (different spelling)

Regional notes: British standard. Americans say 'two weeks.'

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