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The noun <i>time</i> is most often translated as either: <span style="color:darkblue;">fois, heure,</span> or <span style="color:darkblue;">temps</span>, though other translations are possible. | The noun <i>time</i> is most often translated as either: <span style="color:darkblue;">fois, heure,</span> or <span style="color:darkblue;">temps</span>, though other translations are possible. | ||
| − | =fois= | + | =French translations= |
| + | ==fois== | ||
*How many times have you been there? | *How many times have you been there? | ||
*Everyone will get in, one at a time! | *Everyone will get in, one at a time! | ||
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| + | <i>à la fois</i> = <span style="color:darkblue;"><u>at</u> the same time</span>, | ||
| − | =l'heure= | + | <i>à la fois... et</i> = both...and |
| − | *What ( *a / *the / Ø ) time is it? | + | |
| − | *What's ( *a / the / *Ø ) time | + | ==temps== |
| − | *Do you have | + | |
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| + | Quel temps fait-il? (What's the weather like?) | ||
| + | Quel temps faut-il? (What tense is needed?) | ||
| + | Combien de temps vous faudrait-il? (How much time do you need?) | ||
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| + | <i>temps</i> veut dire à la fois <span style="color:darkgreen;">time</span> et <span style="color:darkgreen;">tense</span> en grammaire. En anglais, "time" désigne l'écoulement du temps réel, "tense" parle plutôt des marques morphologiques du temps dans la grammaire (-ed, -ing, etc.) | ||
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| + | <i>à temps</i> = <span style="color:darkblue;"><u>in</u> time</span> | ||
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| + | ==l'heure== | ||
| + | *What ( *a / *the / <span style="color:darkred;">Ø</span> ) time is it? | ||
| + | *What's ( *a / <span style="color:darkred;">the</span> / *Ø ) time? | ||
| + | *Do you have <sup>#</sup>(<span style="color:darkred;">the</span>) time? <span style="color:papayawhip;"> as-tu l'heure?</span> | ||
**<sup>#</sup>Do you have (the) time to... <span style="color:papayawhip;">t'as le temps de...?</span> | **<sup>#</sup>Do you have (the) time to... <span style="color:papayawhip;">t'as le temps de...?</span> | ||
| − | < | + | <i>à l'heure</i> = <span style="color:darkblue;"><u>on</u> time</span> |
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| − | + | =Idioms= | |
| − | * | + | *It's high time + remote past: It's high time we were going. |
| − | * | + | |
| + | =Adages= | ||
| + | *Time flies when you're having fun. | ||
| + | *A stitch in time saves nine. | ||
| + | *Time and tide wait for no man. | ||
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| + | [[Category:100-en]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:08, 18 November 2018
The noun time is most often translated as either: fois, heure, or temps, though other translations are possible.
French translations
fois
- How many times have you been there?
- Everyone will get in, one at a time!
à la fois = at the same time,
à la fois... et = both...and
temps
Quel temps fait-il? (What's the weather like?) Quel temps faut-il? (What tense is needed?) Combien de temps vous faudrait-il? (How much time do you need?)
temps veut dire à la fois time et tense en grammaire. En anglais, "time" désigne l'écoulement du temps réel, "tense" parle plutôt des marques morphologiques du temps dans la grammaire (-ed, -ing, etc.)
à temps = in time
l'heure
- What ( *a / *the / Ø ) time is it?
- What's ( *a / the / *Ø ) time?
- Do you have #(the) time? as-tu l'heure?
- #Do you have (the) time to... t'as le temps de...?
à l'heure = on time
Idioms
- It's high time + remote past: It's high time we were going.
Adages
- Time flies when you're having fun.
- A stitch in time saves nine.
- Time and tide wait for no man.
