time

temps, heure

Mesure qui situe les événements et indique leur durée en secondes, minutes, heures ou jours.

En anglais simple : The measure of when events happen and how long they last, using seconds, minutes, hours, and days.

• What time is it?
• The clock shows the wrong time.
• Time passed slowly while we waited.

Expressions courantes : what time, time passes, measure time, local time

fois

Une occasion où quelque chose se produit ou quelqu’un fait quelque chose.

En anglais simple : One occasion when something happens or someone does something.

• I have been there one time.
• She called three times yesterday.
• Next time, please bring your notebook.

Comment l'utiliser : number + time or times (We watched the film two times.); the first or last time + clause (The first time I met her, she was very quiet.)

Synonymes : occasion

Expressions courantes : one time, first time, next time, three times

fois

Une occasion où quelque chose se produit ou quelqu’un fait quelque chose.

En anglais simple : One occasion when something happens or someone does something.

• Try one more time.
• I called her three times yesterday.
• Do you remember the time we missed the train?

Synonymes : occasion

Expressions courantes : one more time, the first time, every time

fois

Nombre indiquant combien de fois une quantité est plus grande ou plus petite qu’une autre.

En anglais simple : A number showing how much larger or smaller one amount is than another.

• This bag costs two times as much.
• Their garden is four times the size of ours.
• The new machine is three times faster.

Comment l'utiliser : number + times + comparative + than (This room is three times larger than mine.)

Expressions courantes : three times larger, five times more

chronométrer

Mesurer le temps nécessaire pour faire quelque chose ou la durée d’un événement.

En anglais simple : To measure how long something takes.

• Can you time me?
• We timed the walk to school.
• She is timing each runner with a stopwatch.

Synonymes : measure the duration of

Expressions courantes : time a race, time someone, time the journey

programmer

Choisir le bon moment pour quelque chose ou décider de sa durée.

En anglais simple : To choose the best moment for something to happen, or decide how long it should last.

• You timed your arrival well.
• They timed the announcement for Friday morning.
• She is timing her speech to finish before lunch.

Comment l'utiliser : time something to do something (We timed our visit to avoid the crowds.)

Synonymes : schedule

Expressions courantes : time something well, time an announcement, time something badly

dernière tournée

Annonce dans un pub signalant la fin du service des boissons.

En anglais simple : A call in a pub announcing that drinks are no longer being served.

• The bartender called, “Time!”
• “Time, please!” shouted the landlord.
• “Time!” she called as she stopped serving drinks.

Expressions courantes : time please, time gentlemen please