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The Spanish word for time is
tiempo





time

Gender

The gender of tiempo is masculine. E.g. el tiempo.

Plural

The plural of tiempo is tiempos.

Spanish Definition


time
     1. n. Tiempo.
     2. n. Hora.
     3. n. Momento.
     4. n. Vez.
     5. n. Época, período.
     6. Cronometrar.
     7. Seleccionar el momento de.



Translations for time and their definitions

vez
     1. n-f. time, instance
           una vez - once
           a veces - sometimes
           Lo hizo dos veces. - He did it twice.
           cada vez que te veo - every time that I see you
     2. n-f. (Spain) place (in a queue)
     3. n-f. (Spain) turn (a chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others)
     4. n-f. (in the plural) place, stead
           hacer las veces de - to serve as


tiempo
     1. n-m. (also, physics) time
           No tengo tiempo. - I don't have time. / I haven't got time.
     2. n-m. a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time
           ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? - How long have you been living here?
           Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. - Too much time has passed.
           Hace tiempo que yo no tomaba un buen trago. - It's been a while since I've had a good drink.
     3. n-m. tense
           El verbo camina está en tiempo presente. - The verb camina is in the present tense.
     4. n-m. weather
           ¿Qué tiempo hace? - What is the weather like? / How is the weather?
           Hace buen tiempo. - The weather is fine.


tanda
     1. n-f. time, instance
     2. n-f. duty, turn
     3. n-f. shift
           trabajo en tandas - I work shifts
     4. n-f. task, work
     5. n-f. group, series, batch
           tanda de producción - production batch
           primera tanda - first round
     6. n-f. (music, cinema, theatre) performance, show, session (instance of a series of performances or a movie shows)
           el mejor momento de la tanda - the best moment of the show
     7. n-f. (sports) match (instance in series of games)
     8. n-f. (colloquial Latin America) beating, bashing
     9. n-f. (bullfighting) series of steps taken by the bullfighter and bull before the estocada


era
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
     2. n-f. era, age
           la Nueva Era - New Age
     3. n-f. (geology) era
     4. n-f. threshing floor
     5. n-f. tipple


cronometrar
     1. v. to time (using a timer)


veces
     1. prep. (mathematics) by, times (multiplication)
     2. n. plural of vez


hora ©
     1. n-f. hour (a time period of sixty minutes)
           Hay veinticuatro horas por el día. (There are twenty-four hours in a day.)
     2. n-f. time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
           ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
           Ya es hora de ir. (It's time to go.)
     3. n-f. high time (usually with "ya")
           Ya es hora de ser abiertos y honestos entre nosotros. - It's high time we be open and honest with each other.
     4. n-f. (education) hour, period (of class)
           Tengo un examen a primera hora mañana. - I have a test during first period tomorrow.
           Tenemos juntos la tercera hora. - We have third period together.
     5. n-f. (Spain, colloquial) appointment (e.g. with the doctor)



por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
           La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez.
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
           Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros.
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
           La mujer ve la puesta de sol por la ventana. - The woman watches the sunset through the window.
           Supongo que nuestra huésped se fue por la puerta trasera porque no la he visto. - I guess our guest went out the back door because I haven't seen her.
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
           El hombre camina por la calle. - The man walks across the street.
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
           Él no pudo venir por eso. - He couldn't come due to that.
           Por amor a su esposo, ella aguanta a sus suegros. - Out of love for her husband, she puts up with his in-laws.
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
           por allí - over there
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
           ocho por siete - eights times seven; eights by seven
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
           Por mí, está bien. - For all I care, it's fine.
           ¡Bien por ti! - Good for you!
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
           Por favor, devuelva este documento completado por correo electrónico. - Please, return this document completed via email.
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
           Mi profesor se salió por la tangente por una hora entera. - My professor went off on a tangent for a whole hour.
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
           No lo hago por ti. - I'm not doing it for your sake.
           Ella irá a trabajar por mí mañana. - She will be filling in for me at work tomorrow.
     13. prep. per, for each
           Cuesta diez dólares por artículo. - It costs ten dollars per item.
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
           Eso está por ver. - That remains to be seen.
           La hora aún está por confirmar. - The time is yet to be confirmed.
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
           Su hermana está por llegar del aeropuerto en cualquier momento. - Her sister is about to arrive from the airport any minute now.
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)


momento
     1. n-m. (time) moment, instant
           Un momento, señor. (One moment, sir.)
     2. n-m. timing
           Fue un mal momento, así de simple. - It was bad timing, plain and simple.
           ¡Buen momento! Tengo el día libre. - Good timing! I have the day off.
     3. n-m. (physics) momentum


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