Clock in spanish
pronunciation: reloʊx part of speech: noun
clock1 = reloj.
Example: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.more:
» accounting clock = reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión.
Example: LOGOFF is used to leave the search session and stop the accounting clock.» against the clock = contrarreloj, a marchas forzadas.
Example: Health care workers working against the clock want and need better information faster and for this they need training.» alarm clock = despertador, reloj despertador.
Example: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.» (a)round the clock = a todas horas; día y noche; las 24 horas; 24 horas al día; mañana, tarde y noche, de sol a sol, a cualquier hora, todo el día, ininterrumpidamente.
Example: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.» biological clock = reloj biológico, reloj interno.
Example: Human beings, plants and animals have a biological clock and it tells each plant, human and animal when to eat, sleep and when to wake up.» Posesivo + biological clock + be + ticking = pasársele el arroz a Alguien. [Usado generalmente para referirse a una mujer que está alcanzando la edad cuando ya no puede tener hijos]
Example: Scientifically speaking, the fertility of a woman ebbs with her age, which is the reason it is said that her biological clock is ticking as the chances of her getting pregnant decline as she grows older.» body clock = reloj biológico, reloj interno.
Example: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.» clock device = temporizador.
Example: The microcomputer also has, among other things, a clock device which synchronizes all the various high speed operations, so that they do not get out of step.» clock face = esfera del reloj, cuadrante del reloj.
Example: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.» clock hour = hora de reloj.
Example: However, real time is defined in clock hours -- specifically, the hours that the library's products are available to the clients.» clock radio = radio despertador.
Example: The clock radio came suddenly to life, rousing Jack from his fitful slumber.» clocks + go backward(s) = los relojes + atrasarse.
Example: This Sunday the clocks go backwards, so don't forget you have an extra hour in bed.» clocks + go forward = los relojes + adelantarse.
Example: As the clocks go forward and the days are that little bit brighter, we take a look at some of the crime drama highlights heading our way this spring.» clocktower = torre del reloj.
Example: They will be fingerprinted and photographed, dressed in prison greens and incarcerated in a gaolhouse next to the clocktower in Raymond St.» clockwise = en el sentido de las agujas del reloj.
Example: Different permutations are made by reading the elements in a clockwise direction and leading with a different element in each compound.» clockwork = mecanismo de relojería, mecanismo de cuerda.
Example: Toy locomotives powered by clockwork were popular into the late 1930s, until electrically-powered models became more readily available.» cuckoo clock = reloj cucú, reloj de cucú, reloj de cuco.
Example: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.» gran(d)dad clock = reloj de pie.
Example: The granddad clock was ticking in the hallway just outside the room as Maria took his tea cup and left for the kitchen.» grandfather clock = reloj de pie.
Example: Grandfather clocks are typically over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and make striking sounds every quarter of an hour.» live by + the clock = vivir siempre pendiente de la hora.
Example: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.» o'clock = en punto. [Usado con las horas]
Example: At ten o'clock in the morning, how many people are using OCLC? One per second?.» pendulum clock = reloj de péndulo.
Example: He is a direct descendant of Christian Huygens best known for his invention of the pendulum clock, his wave theory of light and discovery of Saturn's rings.» put + the clock back(ward) = deshacer los errores cometidos, volver atrás.
Example: None of us can put the clock back; we can only speak from where we are, even if we are relating our own past.» put + the clock backward = atrasar el reloj, retrasar el reloj, volver al pasado.
Example: For Rosselli and his friends it was not enough to be anti-fascist or to put the clock back to 1922.» put + the clock forward = adelantar el reloj.
Example: Each time we switch to daylight saving time, I always forget to put the clock forward an hour.» race against the clock = carrera contra el tiempo, carrera contra reloj.
Example: Poverty and hunger: a race against the clock.» race against + the clock = ir en contra del tiempo, ir a contra reloj, ir en contra del reloj.
Example: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.» the clock + be fast = el reloj ir adelantado, el reloj estar adelantado.
Example: I once came in late and my excuse was that the clock was fast.» the clock + be slow = el reloj ir atrasado, el reloj estar atrasado.
Example: My heart jumped a little when I realised that the clock was slow!.» the clock + be + ticking = el tiempo + acabarse, la cuenta atrás + haber comenzado.
Example: The clock is ticking -- the permit granted for construction of the proposed power plant is set to expire this summer.» time clock = reloj de control de asistencia, reloj registrador.
Example: We are looking at getting a finger print time clock system to sign in and sign out about 30 employees daily.» turn + the clock back(ward) = atrasar el reloj, retrasar el reloj, volver al pasado.
Example: A visit to this village is an opportunity to turn the clock back over 150 years.» turn + the clock back(ward) = deshacer los errores cometidos, volver atrás.
Example: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.» turn + the clock forward = adelantar el reloj.
Example: Something tells me that if we could turn the clock forward ten or fifteen years, we'll be using an entirely different lexicon altogether.» wind + a clock = dar cuerda a un reloj.
Example: It is helpful in this respect to count the number of turns it takes to fully wind a clock, and to use this number as a guide each time you wind the clock.» work (a)round + the clock = trabajar día y noche, trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día, trabajar de sol a sol, trabajar sin parar, trabajar sin descanso.
Example: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.clock2 = registrar, cronometrar, medir.
Example: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.more:
» clock in = fichar a la entrada. [Generalmente a la entrada del trabajo]
Example: If you are required to clock in you must do so when arriving for work and must clock out when leaving work, whatever the reason.» clock off = fichar a la salida. [Generalmente a la salida del trabajo]
Example: Employees have been told that they must clock off before taking a smoking break after a study suggested that smokers spent an average of 40 minutes a day on cigarette breaks.» clock off + work = terminar de trabajar, acabar de trabajar, terminar la jornada laboral, salir del trabajo, fichar a la salida del trabajo.
Example: Just wait until they hear the newest company rule: No bathroom breaks until you clock off work at the end of the day.» clock out = fichar a la salida. [Generalmente a la salida del trabajo]
Example: If you are required to clock in you must do so when arriving for work and must clock out when leaving work, whatever the reason.» clock + the time = medir el tiempo, cronometrar el tiempo.
Example: He tried to measure the speed of sound by clocking the time that elapsed between the flash and the gunshot.