El temps
Example: El temps avui és molt assolellat i càlid.
Definition
"El temps" refers to the weather or atmospheric conditions at a particular place and time, such as temperature, sunshine, wind, and precipitation. For example, in the phrase "El temps avui és molt assolellat i càlid," it describes today's weather being very sunny and warm.
Etymology
The Catalan phrase "el temps" literally means "the time" but is commonly used to refer to the weather. This usage stems from the close relationship between time and seasonal or daily atmospheric conditions. The word "temps" comes from Latin "tempus," originally meaning time or season, which evolved in Catalan to also encompass the concept of weather.
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"El temps" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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