time1

/taɪm/

Translation

n [u]

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⇨ tiempo

He played for a long time

Jugó durante mucho tiempo

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⇨ tiempo

a long time ago

hace mucho tiempo

⇨ época

He says that in his time things were very different

Dice que en su época las cosas eran muy distintas

■ Se dice The weather is good today, it's sunny - Hoy hace buen tiempo, está soleado. Incorrecto: The time's good today

n [c, u]

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⇨ hora

What time is it?

¿Qué hora es?

n [c]

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⇨ ocasión

⇨ vez

Do you remember the time we went fishing?

¿Recuerdas la vez que fuimos a pescar?

How many times have you read it?

¿Cuántas veces lo has leído?

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⇨ tiempo

⇨ experiencia

It was a lovely time

Fue una experiencia maravillosa

at a time

⇨ a la vez

at times

⇨ a veces

for the time being

⇨ por el momento

from time to time

⇨ de vez en cuando

in time

⇨ a tiempo

We arrived just in time

Llegamos justo a tiempo

⇨ con el tiempo

In time we got used to it

Con el tiempo nos acostumbramos

it was time

⇨ ya era hora

It was time you had a hair-cut

Ya era hora de que te cortaras el pelo

on time

⇨ puntual

time after time

⇨ una y otra vez

to have a great time

⇨ pasárselo genial

to spend time

⇨ pasar el tiempo

We spent a lot of time playing the piano

Pasamos mucho tiempo tocando el piano

to tell (the) time

⇨ decir la hora

Could you tell me the time, please?

¿Me puede decir la hora, por favor?

Véase tb: {an all time/a new/a record...} low; a matter of {hours/minutes/time}; a space time; ahead of {schedule/time}; an opportune {moment/time}; big time; daylight saving time; double time; estimated time of arrival; extra time; free time; from this {day/time} forth; Greenwich Mean Time; in the fullness of time; in the mists of time; in the nick of time; injury time; Long time no see!; once upon a time...; one at a time; opening time; prime time; spare time; the passage of time; third time lucky; to bide one's time; to give sb a hard time; to have a hard time; to have a whale of time; to make time; to mark time; to pass the time

(Definition of time nnn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)