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French vocabulary B2: Time and duration
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Words for time, duration and sequence: dawn, decades and lifetimes, before, meanwhile and from now on, temporary and permanent, sudden and gradual, speed and pace, such as “la décennie”, “entre-temps”, “dorénavant”, “provisoire” and “peu à peu”.
125 French words at level B2, with their translation.
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les restes (d'un édifice ou d'un corps)
remains (of a building or body)also: remnants, ruins
initial
initial (adjective)also: first, original, starting
existantalso: existante
existingalso: current
initialement
initiallyalso: at the start, in the beginning
aura (+ participe passé)
will have (+ past participle)
se lever (du jour)
to dawn (of a day)
à ce stade
at this stagealso: at this point
jadis
long agoalso: in days gone by, of old, in olden days
la phase
phase
le cycle
cycle (series of events)
l'aubealso: l'aurore
dawnalso: daybreak, first light, break of day
la décennie
decade
constantalso: constante
constantalso: consistent, continual, unchanging, steady
la fréquence
frequencyalso: rate, how often, incidence
constammentalso: tout le temps, en permanence
constantlyalso: continually, all the time, at all times, consistently
presser (qqn/qqch d'aller plus vite)
to hurry up (sb/sth)also: to hurry, to rush, to hasten
demeurer
to remain (in a state)also: to stay, to continue to be
s'écouler (du temps)also: passer
to go by (of time)also: to elapse, to pass, to go
écouléalso: écoulée
up (finished)also: over, elapsed, gone by, past
ralentir
to slow downalso: to slow, to slow up, to decelerate
subsister
to remain (continue to exist)also: to persist, to linger, to endure
continualso: continue
continuous (without a break)also: unbroken, uninterrupted, non-stop
en cours
ongoingalso: in progress, under way, underway, current
soudain (adjectif)also: soudaine
sudden
régulier (sans à-coups)also: régulière
steady (even)also: even
progressivementalso: petit à petit, peu à peu, doucement
graduallyalso: little by little, step by step, progressively
progressif (par degrés)also: progressive
gradualalso: step-by-step, incremental
brusque
abruptalso: sharp, curt, blunt
l'étape (d'un processus)
stage (part of a process)also: step
précédemmentalso: auparavant
previously (earlier on)also: earlier, before
à l'originealso: au départ
originallyalso: at the outset, in the first place
antérieuralso: antérieure
prioralso: earlier
à un moment donné
sometimealso: at some point, at one point, at a certain point, at some time
l'ouverture (début d'une œuvre)
opening (beginning)also: beginning, start
l'attente (durée)
wait (noun)also: waiting, waiting time
à long termealso: sur le long terme
long-termalso: long term, in the long term, over the long term, in the long run, long-run
à court termealso: sur le court terme
short-termalso: short term, in the short term, over the short term, in the short run, near-term
programméalso: programmée, prévu, prévue
scheduled (planned for a set time)also: planned, arranged, programmed, timetabled, elective
programmer (une date)
to schedulealso: to plan, to set, to timetable
prolonger
to extend (make last longer)also: to prolong, to lengthen
la rapidité
quicknessalso: swiftness, rapidity
l'allure
pace (speed)also: speed, rate
matinalalso: matinale
early (of the morning)also: morning, early-rising
immédiatalso: immédiate
immediate
soudainementalso: soudain, brusquement, subitement, tout à coup, tout d'un coup
suddenlyalso: all of a sudden, abruptly
désormaisalso: dorénavant, à l'avenir
from now onalso: henceforth, from here on, in future
millénaire
thousand-year-oldalso: a thousand years old
éternelalso: éternelle
eternalalso: everlasting, undying
la précipitation
haste (excessive)also: hurry
l'aiguille (d'une horloge)
hand (of a clock)
peu à peualso: petit à petit, progressivement
little by littlealso: bit by bit, step by step, gradually
sans cesse
ceaselesslyalso: incessantly, continually, unceasingly
préalable
advance (made beforehand)also: preliminary
simultanémentalso: en même temps
simultaneouslyalso: at the same time, at once, concurrently
en permanencealso: constamment, tout le temps
at all timesalso: permanently, all the time, round the clock, around the clock, constantly
provisoire
provisionalalso: interim, stopgap
la permanence
permanencealso: permanency, continuity, constancy
temporairement
temporarilyalso: for a while, for a time
entre-tempsalso: en attendant
meanwhile (until then)also: in the meantime, in the interim
éternellement
eternallyalso: forever, for ever
dorénavantalso: à l'avenir, désormais
from now onalso: henceforth, in future
en dernier
last (after all others)also: last of all, in last place
prochainementalso: dans un proche avenir
in the near futurealso: coming soon
la durée
durationalso: length of time, span, period
la durée d'une vie
lifetimealso: life span, lifespan, whole life
l'avènement
adventalso: the coming, the arrival, the rise, the dawn
la lumière du jour
daylightalso: light of day, natural light
perpétuelalso: perpétuelle
perpetualalso: everlasting, never-ending
toutes les heures
hourlyalso: every hour, once an hour
incessantalso: incessante
incessantalso: unceasing, non-stop, ceaseless, never-ending
interminable
endlessalso: never-ending, unending, everlasting
occasionnellementalso: de temps en temps
occasionallyalso: from time to time, now and then, every now and then, at times
imprévualso: imprévue, inattendu
unforeseenalso: unplanned, unanticipated, unexpected
instantanéalso: instantanée
instant (adjective)also: instantaneous
promptalso: prompte
prompt (adjective)also: quick, swift, speedy
instantanément
instantlyalso: instantaneously, straight away, in an instant, at once
d'emblée
from the outsetalso: from the start, straight away, right away
promptement
promptlyalso: quickly, swiftly, speedily
sous peualso: avant peu, à bref délai
shortly (soon)also: soon, before long, in a short while, presently
la dernière minutealso: de dernière minute
the last minutealso: last minute, the final minute, the last moment, the eleventh hour
annuellement
annuallyalso: yearly, every year, once a year
survivre à
to outlivealso: to outlast
chronométrer
to time (measure how long)also: to clock
anciennementalso: autrefois
formerlyalso: once, in the past, at one time
le moment précis
point (in time)also: precise moment, exact moment
le laps de temps
space of timealso: period of time, lapse of time, interval
sur le moment
at the time (at that very moment)also: at that time, at that moment
sur le coup
there and thenalso: just then, right then
au bon moment
at the right timealso: at the proper time, at the appropriate time
le vieillissement
ageingalso: aging
le compte à rebours
countdown
avant J.-C.also: av. J.-C.
BCalso: B.C., BCE, before Christ
à n'en plus finir
endlessly
l'heure du coucher
bedtimealso: time for bed
provisoirement
provisionallyalso: for the time being, in the interim
momentanément
momentarily (for a moment)also: for a moment, for a short while, briefly
éphémère
transientalso: fleeting, ephemeral, short-lived, transitory, brief
momentanéalso: momentanée
momentaryalso: brief, fleeting, passing
de manière permanentealso: de façon permanente, définitivement
permanently (for good)also: on a permanent basis, for good
le timingalso: le choix du moment
timing
de dernière heure
late-breakingalso: breaking
jusqu'à disparaître
away (gradually disappearing)
nouvellement
newlyalso: recently, freshly
préhistorique
prehistoric
intemporelalso: intemporelle
timelessalso: ageless
préindustrielalso: préindustrielle
preindustrialalso: pre-industrial
le crépuscule
twilightalso: dusk
la trotteuse (d'une horloge)
second hand (of a clock)
la brièveté
shortnessalso: brevity
l'à-propos
timeliness
les préparatifs
preparations
indu (une heure)also: indue
ungodly (hour)also: unearthly
à jet continu
in a continuous streamalso: non-stop, nonstop
la cadence
rate (of work)also: pace, rhythm, tempo
le délai supplémentaire
extension (extra time)also: extra time, additional time, extension of time
d'un seul coup
in one goalso: at one go, in one fell swoop
en plein jour
in broad daylight
trimestrielalso: trimestrielle
quarterlyalso: three-monthly
sans se presser
leisurelyalso: unhurriedly, without hurrying
l'année bissextile
leap year
de façon continuealso: de manière continue
continuouslyalso: without stopping, non-stop, nonstop
saisonnieralso: saisonnière, lié aux saisons
seasonal
s'apprêter à
to get ready toalso: to prepare to
l'avant-goûtalso: un avant-goût
foretastealso: glimpse, preview, first taste
le choix du momentalso: le timing
timingalso: choice of moment, choice of time
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