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tuer le temps

French, verb/tɥe l(ə) tɑ̃/

tuer le temps is a French verb meaning “to kill time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faire des riens, des choses inutiles pour se désennuyer”.

What does tuer le temps mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to kill time

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Faire des riens, des choses inutiles pour se désennuyer.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce tuer le temps?

  • /tɥe l(ə) tɑ̃/
  • \tɥe lə tɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.