mi-temps

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.tɑ̃/
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Etymology 1

From mi- +‎ temps.

Noun

mi-temps f (plural mi-temps)

(sports) half time

Etymology 2

From mi- +‎ temps.

Noun

mi-temps m (plural mi-temps)

(employment) part time
Synonym: temps partiel

Coordinate term: temps plein

travailler à mi-temps ― to work part-time

Etymology 3

Ellipsis of travail à mi-temps

Noun

mi-temps m (plural mi-temps)

(employment) part-time job
Coordinate terms: tiers-temps, trois-quarts-temps, temps plein

J’ai décroché un mi-temps. ― I've got a part-time job.

Further reading

“mi-temps”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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