Noun
#10 most commonel tiempo
time
"El tiempo es oro, pero a veces se gasta en memes."
Time is gold, but sometimes we spend it on memes.
weather
"El tiempo en esta ciudad tiene dos estados: lluvia y 'va a llover'."
The weather in this city has two states: rain and 'it's about to rain'.
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Son las tres. No tengo hora para eso.
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Son las tres. No tengo tiempo para eso.
It's three o'clock. I don't have time for that.
Not this
La próxima tiempo te llamo.
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La próxima vez te llamo.
I'll call you next time.
Use this for climate, or for weather in a more scientific or formal sense.
→ clima · climate, weatherNot this
El tiempo de Bogotá es frío todo el año.
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El clima de Bogotá es frío todo el año.
Bogota's climate is cold all year.
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