entretemps

From entre +‎ temps. Compare Spanish entretiempo, Belgian French entre-saison.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌen.tɾəˈtems]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌen.tɾeˈtems]

entretemps m (invariable)

1. the transitional time of year between the extremes of summer and winter; spring and autumn

   una jaqueta d'entretemps ― a transitional jacket

• “entretemps”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• entre-temps

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.tɑ̃/

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entretemps

1. meanwhile, in the meantime
2. ever since, since then (since the period mentioned till now)

   Synonym: depuis

entretemps m (plural entretemps)

1. interim, break

This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.

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