time

1. noun

1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) heure

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) temps

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) moment, époque

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') temps

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) moment

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) fois

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) période, temps

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

2. verb

1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) chronométrer

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) choisir le moment de

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- timeless

- timelessly - timelessness - timely - timeliness - timer - times - timing - time bomb - time-consuming - time limit - time off - time out - timetable - all in good time - all the time - at times - be behind time - for the time being - from time to time - in good time - in time - no time at all - no time - one - two at a time - on time - save - waste time - take one's time - time and time again - time and again

English-French dictionary. 2014.