French word

mi-temps

Pronunciation

IPA/mitɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpart-time work

Example

Elle travaille à mi-temps pour s'occuper de ses enfants.

She works part-time to take care of her children.

Illustration for mi-temps (part-time work)

More examples

Il a trouvé un emploi à mi-temps près de chez lui.

He found a part-time job near his home.

Core concept

A schedule that covers only part of a complete time span, whether in work or at the midpoint of a match.

Common phrases

  • travailler à mi-temps

    work part-time

  • emploi à mi-temps

    part-time job

  • contrat à mi-temps

    part-time contract

Similar words

temps partiel: A form of employment involving fewer hours than a normal full-time schedule.

Definition in French

Occupation à temps partiel caractérisée par des heures de travail réduites par rapport à un plein temps ; sens secondaire : arrêt au milieu d'une rencontre sportive.

Word origin

The compound combines French mi, from Latin medius meaning "middle" or "half," with temps, descended from Latin tempus meaning "time."

Usage tips

  • In employment, à mi-temps means part-time work and does not necessarily mean exactly half the hours of a full-time schedule.

Other meanings

  • halftimenoun

Opposites

  • temps pleinfull-time worknoun

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