chronophage

kʁɔnofaʒ

Definition

Definition of chronophage - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

tempsqui consomme beaucoup de temps de façon excessive

Cette tâche administrative est très chronophage pour les employés.

Noun, masc/fem

temps perdupersonne ou chose qui fait perdre beaucoup de temps

Les réseaux sociaux sont de véritables chronophages.

retardateur

fantastique

Rare

créature imaginaire qui dévore littéralement le temps

Rare

Dans ce roman, le chronophage engloutit les heures une à une.

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Origin of chronophage

grec, chronos (temps) + phagein (manger)

Examples of chronophage in a sentence

Les réunions hebdomadaires sont devenues trop chronophages pour l’équipe.
Ce logiciel est un vrai chronophage pour les étudiants.
Les réunions interminables sont souvent des chronophages.
Le chronophage hante les couloirs du vieux manoir.
Un chronophage apparaît chaque fois que l’horloge sonne minuit.

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English:time-consuming, time-waster, ...
German:zeitaufwendig, Zeitfresser, ...
Italian:che richiede molto tempo, mangiatempo, ...
Spanish:que consume mucho tiempo, devorador de tiempo, ...
Portuguese:moroso, devorador de tempo, ...
Chinese:耗时的, 时间杀手, ...
Japanese:時間がかかる, 時間泥棒, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَهْلِك للوقت, مضيّع للوقت, ...
Hebrew:הֶכְרֵחִי, טוֹרֵף זְמַן, ...
Russian:очень трудоёмкий, пожиратель времени, ...
Ukrainian:затратний за часом, пожирач часу, ...
Catalan:cronòfag, consumidor de temps, ...
Danish:tidskrævende, tidssluger, ...
Dutch:tijdrovend, tijdvreter, ...
Greek:χρονοβόρος, χρονιοβόρος, ...
Khmer:ចំណាយពេលច្រើន, អ្វីដែលស៊ីពេល, ...
Korean:시간이 많이 드는, 시간 잡아먹는 존재, ...
Polish:czasochłonny, pożeracz czasu, ...
Portuguese (BR):que consome muito tempo, consumidor de tempo, ...
Romanian:consumator de timp, mâncător de timp, ...
Swedish:tidskrävande, tidstjuv, ...
Thai:กินเวลามาก, ตัวกินเวลา, ...
Turkish:zaman alıcı, zaman kaybı, ...
Vietnamese:tốn thời gian, kẻ ngốn thời gian, ...

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