temps

See also: tëmps

English

Noun

temps

  1. plural of temp

Verb

temps

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temp

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tempus.

Pronunciation

Noun

temps m (plural temps)

  1. time
  2. weather

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Old French temps and its variants, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /tɑ̃/
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  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /tã/
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  • Homophones: tan, tans, tant, taon

Noun

temps m (plural temps)

  1. (uncountable) time (in general)
    je n'ai pas le temps de faire ça ― I haven't got (the) time to do that
    il faut encore du temps ― I need more time
  2. (uncountable) weather
    le temps n'est pas bon ici ― the weather is no good here
    quel temps fait-il ? ― how's the weather?
  3. (countable, grammar) tense
    un temps composé ― a compound tense
    un temps simple ― a simple tense
    changez le temps du verbe ― change the tense of the verb

Usage notes

To talk about the current weather, it is standard in French to use the third-person singular pronoun il.

  • il fait beau ― it's nice weather
  • il fait mauvais ― it's bad weather
  • il faisait froid ― it was cold
  • j'espère qu'il ne pleuvra pas demain ― I hope it won't be raining tomorrow
  • il neige ― it's snowing
  • il vente / ça souffle ― the wind is blowing

Derived terms

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Further reading

Latvian

Noun

temps m (1st declension)

  1. speed
  2. pace
  3. rate
  4. time (music)

Declension

Verb

temps

  1. 3rd person singular future indicative form of tempt
  2. 3rd person plural future indicative form of tempt

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French tans, from Latin tempus.

Noun

temps m (plural temps)

  1. time

Norman

Etymology

From Old French temps, from Latin tempus.

Noun

temps m (plural temps)

  1. (Jersey) weather
  2. (Jersey) time
  3. (Jersey, grammar) tense

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin tempus.

Noun

temps m (oblique plural temps, nominative singular temps, nominative plural temps)

  1. weather

Old Occitan

Noun

temps m (oblique plural temps, nominative singular temps, nominative plural temps)

  1. Alternative form of tems

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) temp
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) taimp
  • (Sutsilvan) tains

Etymology

From Latin tempus.

Noun

temps m

  1. (Sursilvan) time
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) ura
  • (Surmiran) oura
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