temps

See also: tëmps

English

Noun

temps

  1. plural of temp

Verb

temps

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈtems]
  • (file)

Noun

temps m (invariable)

  1. time
  2. weather
    Synonym: oratge

Derived terms

References

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tempus.

Noun

temps m (plural temps) (ORB)

  1. time

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

  • (France) IPA(key): /tɑ̃/
    • (file)
    • (file)
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /tã/
    • (file)
  • Homophones: tan, tans, tant, taon, t’en

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
    Il est temps de commencer. ― it's time to commence
    Synonym: le temps qui passe
  2. (uncountable) weather
    le temps n’est pas bon ici ― the weather is no good here
    quel temps fait-il ? ― how's the weather?
    Synonym: le temps qu’il fait
  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 rain tomorrow
  • il neige ― it's snowing
  • il vente / ça souffle ― the wind is blowing

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Latvian

Etymology

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

Noun

temps m (1st declension)

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

Declension

Verb

temps

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

Middle English

Noun

temps

  1. Alternative form of temse

Middle French

Etymology

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

Noun

temps m (plural temps)

  1. time

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: temps

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

  1. weather

Descendants

Old Occitan

Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of tems

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin tempus

Noun

temps m

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