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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From mi- + temps.
Noun
mi-temps f (plural mi-temps)
- (sports) half time
Etymology 2
From mi- + temps.
Noun
mi-temps m (plural mi-temps)
- (employment) part time
- Synonym: temps partiel
- Coordinate term: temps plein
- travailler à mi-temps ― to work part-time
Etymology 3
Ellipsis of travail à mi-temps
Noun
mi-temps m (plural mi-temps)
- (employment) part-time job
- Coordinate terms: tiers-temps, trois-quarts-temps, temps plein
- J’ai décroché un mi-temps. ― I've got a part-time job.
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