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English
Noun
temps
- plural of temp
Verb
temps
- third-person singular simple present indicative of temp
Anagrams
Catalan
Alternative forms
- 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
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French temps and its variants, from Latin tempus.
Pronunciation
Noun
temps m (plural temps)
- (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
- Il est temps de commencer. ― it's time to commence
- (uncountable) weather
- 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
- (Jersey) time
- (Jersey, grammar) tense
Old French
Alternative forms
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
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin tempus
Noun
temps m
- (Sursilvan) time
Related terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) ura
- (Surmiran) oura