Difference between revisions of "Time"
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| − | <i>à la fois</i> = <span style="color:darkblue;"><u>at</u> the same time</span>, both...and | + | <i>à la fois</i> = <span style="color:darkblue;"><u>at</u> the same time</span>, |
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| + | <i>à la fois... et</i> = both...and | ||
==temps== | ==temps== | ||
| − | Quel temps fait-il? | + | Quel temps fait-il? (What's the weather like?) |
| − | Quel temps faut-il? | + | Quel temps faut-il? (What tense is needed?) |
| + | Combien de temps vous faudrait-il? (How much time do you need?) | ||
| − | + | <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.) | |
<i>à temps</i> = <span style="color:darkblue;"><u>in</u> time</span> | <i>à temps</i> = <span style="color:darkblue;"><u>in</u> time</span> | ||
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=Idioms= | =Idioms= | ||
| − | + | *It's high time + remote past: It's high time we were going. | |
| − | *It's high time + remote past: It's high time we were going. | ||
=Adages= | =Adages= | ||
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.
