Temples (en. Temples)

tɑ̃pl

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Part of the head located between the forehead and the ears.

He suffers from pain in his temples.

Il souffre de douleurs aux tempes.

Element of the mechanics of eyeglass frames.

The arms of the glasses are called temples.

Les branches des lunettes s'appellent les tempes.

In architecture, part of a religious building.

Greek temples are famous for their beauty.

Les temples grecs sont célèbres pour leur beauté.

From the Latin 'templa', which designates a sacred space.

to have gray temples

Means to age or lose one's youth.

avoir des tempes grises

to hold one's temples

To act as if one has a headache.

se tenir les tempes

temporal

Relates to time or an era.

temporal

temple

A place of worship or adoration.

temple

When someone says they have pain in their temples

He spent the night working, now he has pain in his temples.

Il a passé la nuit à travailler, maintenant il a mal aux tempes.

To feel lost or confused

When he heard all those numbers, he had pain in his temples.

Quand il a entendu tous ces nombres, il a eu une douleur aux tempes.