| French > English |
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| de temps en temps |
| 1. adv. from time to time, once in a while |
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| French > French |
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| de temps en temps |
| 1. v. De fois à autre ; quelquefois. |
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| Analysis |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| temps |
| 1. n-m. time (in general) |
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| je n'ai pas le temps de faire ça - I haven't got (the) time to do that |
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| il faut encore du temps - I need more time |
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| Il est temps de commencer. - it's time to commence |
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| 2. n-m. weather |
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| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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| temps |
| 1. n-m. time (in general) |
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| je n'ai pas le temps de faire ça - I haven't got (the) time to do that |
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| il faut encore du temps - I need more time |
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| Il est temps de commencer. - it's time to commence |
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| 2. n-m. weather |
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