kill time

tuer le temps

Faire quelque chose en attendant pour que l’attente semble moins longue.

En anglais simple : Do something while waiting so that the wait feels shorter.

• We played cards to kill time.
• She killed time browsing in a bookshop.
• How do you kill time at the airport?

Comment l'utiliser : kill time doing something (We killed time playing cards.); kill time until + clause (I killed time until the shop opened.)

Synonymes : pass the time, while away time

Expressions courantes : kill time reading, kill time together, kill time outside

temps d'élimination

Durée nécessaire pour provoquer la mort d’une cible ou d’un être vivant.

En anglais simple : The amount of time needed to cause the death of a target or living thing.

• The disinfectant has a short kill time.
• Researchers measured the kill time for each bacterial sample.
• A stronger weapon reduced the average kill time.

Synonymes : time to kill

Expressions courantes : short kill time, average kill time, kill time measurement