Inherited fromOld Frenchprochain, fromVulgar Latin*propeānus, derived fromLatinprope(“near”). Cognate withSardinianprobianu.
prochain (feminineprochaine,masculine pluralprochains,feminine pluralprochaines)
- upcoming
- nearby
- next
- la prochaine fois, la fois prochaine ―the next time
- à la prochaine occasion ―at the next opportunity
prochain m (pluralprochains,feminineprochaine)
- (literary)fellow man, fellowhuman being,neighbour
- Exode, 20:16:
Tu ne porteras point de faux témoignage contre tonprochain.- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- Exode, 20:17:
Tu ne convoiteras point la maison de tonprochain ; tu ne convoiteras point la femme de tonprochain, ni son serviteur, ni sa servante, ni son bœuf, ni son âne, ni aucune chose qui appartienne à tonprochain.- You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
