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temps — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • long adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
  • season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
  • stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
  • tense adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
  • time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
  • weather noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place — temperature, rain, wind, and so on.

Senses

temps is used for these senses in English:

  • long For a particular duration (specified by additional qualifying words accompanying it).
  • long (placed before a verb, participle, adjective, preposition, or adverb) For a long time.
  • season (archaic) An extended, undefined period of time.
  • stroke (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
  • stroke (technology) A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod); the length of this movement.
  • tense (linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
  • time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
  • time (uncountable) The duration of time of a given day that has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.

long — full definition

  1. adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
  2. adjective Lasting for a great amount of time.
  3. verb To feel a strong desire or yearning for something.
  4. verb (finance) To hold or buy an asset expecting its price to rise.
  5. adverb For a great amount of time.

season — full definition

  1. noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
  2. noun A period of the year associated with a particular activity, sport, or event.
  3. verb To add salt, herbs, or spices to food to improve its flavour.

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