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English
Noun
temps
plural of temp
Verb
temps
third-person singular simple present indicative of temp
Anagrams
Catalan
tems ( medieval spelling variant )
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan temps , from Latin tempus . Doublet of tempo , a borrowing from Italian.
Pronunciation
Noun
temps m (invariable )
time
weather
Synonym: oratge
Derived terms
References
Franc-Comtois
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tempus .
Noun
temps m (plural temps )
tense
weather
time
References
Oberli, Marie-Louis (2006 ) Patois - Français : Le Djâsaie De Tchie Nos, Glossaire Patois des Franches-Montagnes (in French)
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tempus .
Noun
temps m (plural temps ) ( ORB, broad )
time
season
Synonym: sêson
Derived terms
References
temps in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
temps in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French temps and its variants, from Latin tempus .
Pronunciation
Noun
temps m (plural temps )
( uncountable ) time ( in general )
Synonym: le temps qui passe
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
Il est temps de commencer. ― it's time to commence
( uncountable ) weather
Synonym: le temps qu’il fait
le temps n’est pas bon ici ― the weather is no good here
quel temps fait-il ? ― how's the weather ?
( 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 rain tomorrow
il neige ― it's snowing
il vente / ça souffle ― the wind is blowing
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Latvian
Etymology
From French temps or Italian tempo , both from Latin tempus .
Noun
temps m (1st declension )
speed
pace
rate
time ( music )
Declension
Declension of temps (1st declension)
Verb
temps
third-person singular / plural future indicative of tempt
Middle English
Noun
temps
Alternative form of temse
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French temps , tens , tans , from Latin tempus .
Noun
temps m (plural temps )
time
Derived terms
Descendants
Norman
Etymology
From Old French temps , from Latin tempus .
Noun
temps m (plural temps )
( Jersey ) weather
1903 , Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore , page 534 :Si le soleil est rouage au sèr, / Ch'est pour biau temps aver, / S'il est rouage au matin, / Ch'est la mare au chemin. If the sun sets red, it is a sign of fine weather , but when he rises red, you may expect pools of water on the road.
( Jersey ) time
( Jersey , grammar ) tense
Old French
Etymology
From Latin tempus .
Noun
temps oblique singular , m (oblique plural temps , nominative singular temps , nominative plural temps )
weather
Descendants
Old Occitan
Noun
temps m (oblique plural temps , nominative singular temps , nominative plural temps )
Alternative form of tems
Descendants
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin tempus
Noun
temps m
( Sursilvan ) time
( Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader ) ura
( Surmiran ) oura