Heure (en. Hour)

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Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Unit of measurement of time.

It is one o'clock in the afternoon.

Il est une heure de l'après-midi.

Moment in time.

What time does the movie start?

À quelle heure commence le film ?

Time indication generally on a watch.

Look at the time, it's already late.

Regarde l'heure, il est déjà tard.

From Latin 'hora,' which also means 'hour.'

At any hour

At any moment.

À toute heure

Rush hour

Peak traffic period.

Heure de pointe

Fortunately

Fortunately, in a positive way.

Heureusement

clock

Instrument indicating the time.

horloge

timer

Device that measures time for intervals.

minuteur

stopwatch

Instrument specifying the elapsed time.

chronomètre

To buy time.

I have to go, I have things to do, I need to buy time.

Il faut que je file, j'ai des choses à faire, je dois gagner de l'heure.

To talk about the time without wanting to be precise.

It’s snack time; you know what that means.

C'est l'heure du goûter, tu sais ce que ça veut dire.