hour

hour
noun
(sometimes abbreviated to hr when written)
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hora
2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hora
- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour

hour n
1. hora
the lunch hour la hora de comer
I'll meet you in an hour nos vemos dentro de una hora
I've been waiting for hours llevo horas esperando
2. horario
office hours are 8.00 to 14.00 nuestro horario de oficina es de 8.00 a 14.00
on the hour a la hora en punto
there are buses on the hour and at half past hay autobuses a la hora en punta y a y media
hour
tr[aʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 hora
an hour and a half una hora y media
a quarter of an hour un cuarto de hora
every hour cada hora
half an hour media hora
her hour had come le había llegado su hora
in an hour / in an hour's time dentro de una hora
on the hour a la hora en punto
50 miles an hour 50 millas por hora
the clock struck the hour el reloj dio la hora
she gets paid by the hour cobra por horas
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
hour hand aguja horaria, manecilla
office hours / business hours horas nombre femenino plural de oficina
small hours la madrugada
hour ['aʊər] n
: hora f
hour
adj.
horario, -a adj.
n.
hora (Unidades) s.f.
momento s.m.
aʊr, aʊə(r)
noun
1)
a) (60 minutes) hora f

a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

to be paid by the hour — cobrar por horas

b) (time of day) hora f

the clock struck the hour — el reloj dio la hora

on the hour — a la hora en punto

at twenty past the hour — a (las) y veinte

at 1600 hours — a las 16:00 horas

to be up till all hours — estar* levantado hasta las tantas (fam)

in the early hours of yesterday morning — ayer de madrugada, en la madrugada de ayer

in the wee o (BrE) small hours — a altas horas (de la noche)

c) (particular moment) momento m

her/his/their finest hour — su mejor momento

in my hour of need they all deserted me — todos me abandonaron cuando más los necesitaba

2) hours pl
a) (long time) horas fpl
b) (fixed period)

during office/business hours — en horas de oficinaabajo

what hours are you open? — ¿qué horario tienen?

doctors work long hours — los médicos tienen un día de trabajo muy largo

to work after hours — trabajar después de hora

to keep late/irregular hours — llevar una vida noctámbula/desordenada

[aʊǝ(r)]
1.
N hora f

after hours — fuera de horario

at all hours (of the day and night) — a cualquier hora

she's out till all hours — no regresa hasta muy tarde, vuelve a casa a las tantas

at 30 miles an hour — a 30 millas por hora

hours and hours — horas y horas, horas enteras

to pay sb by the hour — pagar a algn por horas

hour by hour — hora tras hora

he thought his (last) hour had come — (fig) pensó que había llegado su hora

in the hour of danger — en el momento de peligro

in the early hours — en la or de madrugada

at the eleventh hour — a última hora

I've been waiting for hours — llevo horas esperando

we waited hours — esperamos horas y horas

half an hour — media hora

two and a half hours — dos horas y media

to keep late hours — trasnochar, acostarse a altas horas de la noche

to work long hours — trabajar muchas horas

lunch hour — hora f del almuerzo or de comer

on the hour — a la hora en punto

out of hours — fuera de horario

a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

to keep regular hours — llevar una vida ordenada

in the small hours — en la or de madrugada

to strike the hour — dar la hora

he took hours to do it — tardó horas en hacerlo

she always takes hours to get ready — siempre se tira horas para arreglarse

visiting hours — horas de visita

2.
CPD

hour hand N — horario m

* * *
[aʊr, aʊə(r)]
noun
1)
a) (60 minutes) hora f

a quarter of an hour — un cuarto de hora

to be paid by the hour — cobrar por horas

b) (time of day) hora f

the clock struck the hour — el reloj dio la hora

on the hour — a la hora en punto

at twenty past the hour — a (las) y veinte

at 1600 hours — a las 16:00 horas

to be up till all hours — estar* levantado hasta las tantas (fam)

in the early hours of yesterday morning — ayer de madrugada, en la madrugada de ayer

in the wee o (BrE) small hours — a altas horas (de la noche)

c) (particular moment) momento m

her/his/their finest hour — su mejor momento

in my hour of need they all deserted me — todos me abandonaron cuando más los necesitaba

2) hours pl
a) (long time) horas fpl
b) (fixed period)

during office/business hours — en horas de oficina/trabajo

what hours are you open? — ¿qué horario tienen?

doctors work long hours — los médicos tienen un día de trabajo muy largo

to work after hours — trabajar después de hora

to keep late/irregular hours — llevar una vida noctámbula/desordenada


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