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• 1 a (en general) time ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! = how time flies! te acostumbrarás con el tiempo = you'll get used to it in time perder el tiempo = to waste time ¡no hay tiempo que perder! = there's no time to lose! para ganar tiempo = (in order) to gain time tiempo libre = spare time, free time ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? = how long is it since you last saw him? hace tiempo que no sé de él = I haven't heard from him for a long time ya hace tiempo que se marchó = she left quite some time ago ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! = I haven't seen you for ages la mayor parte del tiempo = most of the time me llevó mucho tiempo = it took me a long time no pude quedarme más tiempo = I couldn't stay any longer poco tiempo después = a short time after de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time (now) a tiempo completo/parcial = full time/part time no vamos a llegar a tiempo = we won't get there in time al mismo tiempo = at the same time avísame con tiempo = let me know in good time ¡qué tiempos aquellos! = those were the days! en aquellos tiempos = at that time, in those days Definition of time in the British & World English dictionary Definition of time in the US English dictionary Translate time | into French | into German | into Italian b (temporada) season fruta del tiempo = fruits in season Definition of season in the British & World English dictionary Definition of season in the US English dictionary Translate season | into French | into German | into Italian c (momento propio, oportuno) a su (debido) tiempo = in due course cada cosa a su tiempo = everything in (its own) good time d (edad de bebé) ¿cuánto tiempo tiene? = how old is he?

• 2 [Dep] (en partido) half primer tiempo = first half Definition of half in the British & World English dictionary Definition of half in the US English dictionary Translate half | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 [Mús] (compás) tempo, time; (de sinfonía) movement Definition of tempo in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tempo in the US English dictionary Translate tempo | into German | into Italian

• 4 [Ling] tense Definition of tense in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tense in the US English dictionary Translate tense | into French | into German | into Italian

• 5 [Meteo] weather hace buen/mal tiempo = the weather's good/bad del or (Méx) al tiempo [bebida] = at room temperature Definition of weather in the British & World English dictionary Definition of weather in the US English dictionary Translate weather | into French | into German | into Italian