temps

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• 1 weather un beau temps = fine weather le temps est à la pluie = it looks like rain quel temps fait-il? = what's the weather like? par tous les temps = in all weathers Definition of weather in the British & World English dictionary Definition of weather in the US English dictionary Translate weather | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 time le temps arrangera les choses = time will take care of everything peu de temps avant = shortly before en peu de temps = in a short time dans peu de temps = shortly dans quelque temps = before long pendant ce temps(-là) = meanwhile qu'as-tu fait tout ce temps(-là)? = what have you been doing all this time? en un rien de temps = in no time at all les trois quarts du temps = most of the time le temps de ranger mes affaires et j'arrive = just let me put my things away and I'll be with you on a (tout) le temps = we've got (plenty of) time avoir dix or cent fois le temps = to have all the time in the world laisser à qn le temps de faire = to give sb time to do mettre or prendre du temps = to take time beaucoup de temps = a long time tu y as mis le temps!, tu en as mis du temps! = you (certainly) took your time! le temps passe vite = time flies faire passer le temps = to while away the time avoir du temps à perdre = to have time on one's hands c'est du temps perdu, c'est une perte de temps = it's a waste of time le temps presse! = time is short! j'ai trouvé le temps long = (the) time seemed to drag finir dans les temps = to finish in time à temps [leave, finish] = in time juste à temps = just in time de temps en temps, de temps à autre = from time to time il était temps! (impatiently) = (and) about time too!; (with relief) = just in the nick of time! en temps utile = in time en temps voulu = in due course; = at the right time ne durer qu'un temps = to be short-lived Definition of time in the British & World English dictionary Definition of time in the US English dictionary Translate time | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3au or du temps des Grecs = in the time of the Greeks au or du temps où = in the days when le bon vieux temps = the good old days ces derniers temps = recently ces temps-ci = lately de mon temps = in my day dans le temps = in those days en temps normal = usually en d'autres temps = at any other time

• 4 stage en deux temps = in two stages dans un premier temps = first dans un deuxième temps = subsequently dans un dernier temps = finally Definition of stage in the British & World English dictionary Definition of stage in the US English dictionary Translate stage | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5 (of verb) tense Definition of tense in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tense in the US English dictionary Translate tense | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6avoir un travail à temps partiel/plein = to have a part-/full-time job

• 7 [Sport] time il a réalisé le meilleur temps = he got the best time améliorer son temps d'une seconde = to knock a second off one's time Definition of time in the British & World English dictionary Definition of time in the US English dictionary Translate time | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 8 (of engine) stroke Definition of stroke in the British & World English dictionary Definition of stroke in the US English dictionary Translate stroke | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9 [Mus] time mesure à deux temps = two-four time Definition of time in the British & World English dictionary Definition of time in the US English dictionary Translate time | into German | into Italian | into Spanish