See also: tëmps

English edit

Noun edit

temps

  1. plural of temp

Verb edit

temps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of temp

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Catalan edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

  • tems (medieval spelling variant)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Catalan temps, from Latin tempus. Doublet of tempo, a borrowing from Italian.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

temps m (invariable)

  1. time
  2. weather
    Synonym: oratge

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French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French temps and its variants, from Latin tempus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

temps m (plural temps)

  1. (uncountable) time (in general)
    je n’ai pas le temps de faire çaI haven't got (the) time to do that
    il faut encore du tempsI need more time
    Il est temps de commencer.it's time to commence
  2. (uncountable) weather
    le temps n’est pas bon icithe weather is no good here
    quel temps fait-il ?how's the weather?
  3. (countable, grammar) tense
    un temps composéa compound tense
    un temps simplea simple tense
    changez le temps du verbechange the tense of the verb

Usage notes edit

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

  • il fait beauit's nice weather
  • il fait mauvaisit's bad weather
  • il faisait froidit was cold
  • j’espère qu’il ne pleuvra pas demainI hope it won't rain tomorrow
  • il neigeit's snowing
  • il vente / ça soufflethe wind is blowing

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Further reading edit

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From French temps or Italian tempo, both from Latin tempus.

Noun edit

temps m (1st declension)

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

Declension edit

Verb edit

temps

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of tempt

Middle English edit

Noun edit

temps

  1. Alternative form of temse

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French temps, tens, tans, from Latin tempus.

Noun edit

temps m (plural temps)

  1. time

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • French: temps

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French temps, from Latin tempus.

Noun edit

temps m (plural temps)

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

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin tempus.

Noun edit

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

  1. weather

Descendants edit

Old Occitan edit

Noun edit

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

  1. Alternative form of tems

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin tempus

Noun edit

temps m

  1. (Sursilvan) time

Related terms edit

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