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24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (lasting 24 hours) (duração) | 24 horas expres |
24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (open all day, night) (tipo de caixa eletrônico) | 24 horas adj |
| | There's a 24-hour ATM on the corner. |
24/7,
twenty-four-seven adv | US, informal (all the time) | 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana expres |
| | This supermarket is open 24/7. |
| antisocial hours npl | (work times: evening, weekend) | horas extras sf pl |
| by the time adv | (at some point before) | na hora que loc adv |
| | | a tempo e a horas expres |
| | | pronto, prontamente adv |
| | You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you're in big trouble. The traffic was so bad that by the time I got to the office I was 20 minutes late. |
| | É melhor você ter feito suas tarefas na hora que chegarmos em casa ou você vai ter problemas. O trâfego estava tão ruim que na hora que chegamos ao escritório eu estava 20 minutos atrasado. |
| daylight n | (hours with light, daytime) (horas com luz) | horas do dia expres |
| | | luz do dia expres |
| | The park is open during daylight. |
| dogwatch n | (nautical: two-hour watch) (Nática) | guarda de duas horas expres |
eleven o'clock,
11 o'clock n | (time: 11 A.M.) (da manhã) | onze horas expres |
eleven o'clock,
11 o'clock n | (time: 11 P.M.) (da noite) | onze horas expres |
five o'clock,
5 o'clock n | (time: 5 P.M.) (da noite) | cinco horas expres |
five o'clock,
5 o'clock n | (time: 5 A.M.) (da manhã) | cinco horas expres |
| for hours on end adv | (for long stretches of time) | por horas e horas loc adv |
| | | por horas sem fim loc adv |
| | He sits there and plays computer games for hours on end. |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 P.M.) (da noite) | quatro horas expres |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 A.M.) (da manhã) | quatro horas expres |
| free time n | (leisure hours) | tempo livre sm + adj |
| | | horas livres sf + adj |
| | She often reads in her free time. |
| | Ela normalmente lê em seu tempo livre. |
| hour hand n | (clock's shorter hand) (relógio) | ponteiro das horas loc sm |
| | The hour hand makes two complete rotations of the clock face every day. |
in the wee hours,
in the wee small hours adv | (very early in the morning) | nas primeiras horas loc adv |
| in time adv | (not too late) | a tempo, a horas loc adv |
| | The meeting starts in five minutes; if we hurry, we might still get there in time. |
| | O encontro começa em cinco minutos. Se corrermos, podemos ainda chegar a tempo. |
| in time for sth expr | (not late for) | a tempo, a horas loc adv |
| | Make sure you arrive in time for the start of the concert at 7 P.M. |
| | Certifique-se de chegar a tempo para o concerto às 19:00. |
| leisure time n | (free time) | tempo livre sm |
| | | horas vagas sf pl |
| | | momento de lazer sm |
| | In her leisure time she loved to read cookbooks and try new recipes. |
| | I have two jobs, so I have almost no leisure time. |
| long hours npl | (extended working time) | horas extras sf pl |
| | You may have to work long hours, including weekends, in order to meet deadlines. |
| | A lot of newly-qualified lawyers work very long hours for their firms. |
| man-hours npl | (time spent, required) | homens-horas expres |
| moonlight vi | (work a second job) (BRA, ter um trabalho extra) | fazer bico loc v |
| | (POR) | fazer horas extra, fazer horas extraordinárias expres v |
| | (POR) | fazer uns biscates expres v |
| | Our company pays so poorly that half the staff moonlights. |
| | Jerry has been moonlighting as a taxi driver for months now. |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 A.M.) (da manhã) | nove horas expres |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 P.M.) (da noite) | nove horas expres |
| off-hour n | often plural (time not working) | horas vagas sfpl + adj |
| off-hour adj | (during non-working time) | das horas vagas loc adj |
| office hours npl | (hours when a business is open) | horas de expediente loc sf pl |
| | | horário comercial loc sm |
| | In the U.S., typical office hours are 8 to 5, while typical banking hours are 9 to 3. |
| | The professor's office hours were mornings only. |
| on time adj | (punctual) | pontual adj |
| | | na hora loc adv |
| | | pontualmente adv |
| | | a tempos e horas expres |
| | Mr. Jones is always on time, and arrives promptly at 9:00 on the dot. |
| | If you want the job, you'd better be on time for the interview. |
| | O Sr. Jones é sempre pontual e chega pontualmente às 9:00 em ponto. // Se você quer o emprego, é melhor ser pontual para a entrevista. |
| | Se você quer o emprego, é melhor chegar na hora para a entrevista. |
| rolling news n | (current affairs: continuous) | notícias 24 horas sf pl |
| round the clock adv | (throughout the day and night) | as 24 horas do dia loc adv |
| | | dia e noite loc adv |
| | | o dia inteiro loc adv |
| | The suspected terrorist's house was under surveillance round the clock. |
| round-the-clock adj | (throughout the day and night) | de 24 horas loc adj |
| | | de dia inteiro loc adj |
seven o'clock,
7 o'clock n | (time: 7 A.M.) (horário) | sete horas expres |
seven o'clock,
7 o'clock n | (time: 7 P.M.) (horário) | sete horas expres |
six o'clock,
6 o'clock n | (time: 6 P.M.) (6 P.M., 18:00 horas) | seis horas sf |
| | | dezoito horas sf |
| | | seis da noite sf |
| | I should be leaving work around six o'clock tonight. |
six o'clock,
6 o'clock n | (time: 6 A.M.) (6 A.M., 06: horas) | seis horas sf |
| | | seis da manhã sf |
| | It's still dark when I get up at six o'clock. |
| small hours npl | (pre-dawn) | altas horas expres |
| | | madrugada sf |
tell time (US),
tell the time (UK) v expr | (read the hour on an analog clock) (ver as horas em relógio analógico) | dizer as horas loc v |
| | | ver as horas loc v |
ten o'clock,
10 o'clock n | (time: 10 A.M.) | dez horas da manhã loc sf |
| | At weekends, I rarely get up before ten o'clock. |
ten o'clock,
10 o'clock n | (time: 10 P.M.) | dez horas da noite loc sf |
| | There's not much to do in this town after ten o'clock. |
three o'clock,
3 o'clock n | (time: 3 P.M.) (da noite) | três horas expres |
three o'clock,
3 o'clock n | (time: 3 A.M.) (da manhã) | três horas expres |
| turn back the clock v expr | figurative (revert) (figurado: reverter) | voltar as horas, atrasar o relógio expres |
| | The restore function in my computer turns back the clock to reset the software. |
twelve o'clock,
12 o'clock n | (time: 12 noon, midday) | meio-dia sm |
| | | doze horas loc sf |
two o'clock,
2 o'clock n | (time: 2 P.M.) (da tarde) | duas horas loc sf |
| | Each day at about two o'clock I get sleepy. |
two o'clock,
2 o'clock n | (time: 2 A.M.) (da manhã) | duas horas loc sf |
| unsocial adj | (incompatible with social life) (fora do horário de trabalho normal) | em horas impróprias expres |
| | People in the hospitality industry often have to work unsocial hours. |
| What time is it? expr | (What hour is it?) | que horas são? expres |
| what time? expr | informal (at what hour?) (informal) | a que horas? expres |
| | (formal) | em qual horário? expres |
| | What time are you going to bed? What time do you want to leave? |