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1 hyphenated
hyphenated [ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪd][word] à trait d'union• is it hyphenated? ça s'écrit avec un trait d'union ? -
2 hyphenate
hyphenate ['haɪfəneɪt]Linguistics mettre un trait d'union à;∎ a hyphenated word un mot à trait d'union;∎ is that hyphenated? est-ce que ça prend un trait d'union?►► American hyphenated American étranger(ère) m,f naturalisé(e) (Germano-Américain, Hispano-Américain etc) -
3 The clock
What time is it?
In timetables etc., the twenty-four hour clock is used, so that 4 pm is seize heures. In ordinary usage, one says quatre heures (de l’après-midi).what time is it?= quelle heure est-il?my watch says five o’clock= il est cinq heures à ma montrecould you tell me the time?= pouvez-vous me donner l’heure?it’s exactly four o’clock= il est quatre heures juste or il est exactement quatre heuresit’s about four= il est environ quatre heuresit’s almost three o’clock= il est presque trois heuresit’s just before six o’clock= il va être six heuresit’s just after five o’clock= il est à peine plus de cinq heuresit’s gone five= il est cinq heures passéesWhen?French never drops the word heures: at five is à cinq heures and so on.French always uses à, whether or not English includes the word at. The only exception is when there is another preposition present, as in vers cinq heures (towards five o’clock), avant cinq heures (before five o’clock) etc.what time did it happen?= à quelle heure cela s’est-il passé?what time will he come at?= à quelle heure va-t-il venir?it happened at two o’clock= c’est arrivé à deux heureshe’ll come at four= il viendra à quatre heuresat ten past four= à quatre heures dixat half past eight= à huit heures et demieat three o’clock exactly= à trois heures précisesat about five= vers cinq heures or à cinq heures environat five at the latest= à cinq heures au plus tarda little after nine= un peu après neuf heuresit must be ready by ten= il faut que ce soit prêt avant dix heuresI’ll be here until 6 pm= je serai là jusqu’à six heures du soirI won’t be here until 6 pm= je ne serai pas là avant six heures du soirit lasts from seven till nine= cela dure de sept à neuf heuresclosed from 1 to 2 pm= fermé entre treize et quatorze heuresevery hour on the hour= toutes les heures à l’heure justeat ten past every hour= toutes les heures à dix† This fuller form is possible in all similar cases in this list. It is used only in ‘official’ styles.‡ Quatre heures et quart sounds less official than quatre heures quinze ( and similarly et demie and moins le quart are the less official forms). The demie and quart forms are not used with the 24-hour clock.§ Demi agrees when it follows its noun, but not when it comes before the noun to which it is hyphenated, e.g. quatre heures et demie but les demi-heures etc. Note that midi and minuit are masculine, so midi et demi and minuit et demi. -
4 hyphenate
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