French Conversation · Level 38
75 words
French word
durée
Pronunciation
IPA/dyʁe/
Meaning
- feminine nounduration
Example
La durée du stage est de trois mois.
The duration of the internship is three months.
More examples
La durée du trajet est d'environ vingt minutes.
The travel time is about twenty minutes.
Core concept
A timeline showing the span an event or action occupies, whether completed or planned.
Common phrases
la durée du trajet
travel time
la durée d'un film
film runtime
Similar words
temps: Time in general, including its ongoing passage.
période: A defined period between a particular start and finish.
Definition in French
La durée correspond au temps écoulé ou prévu d'un événement ou d'une action.
Word origin
Durée comes through Old French from the Latin verb durare, 'to last', and is related to French durer.
Usage tips
- Quelle est la durée de...? is relatively formal, while combien de temps is more common in conversational questions.