Reloj in english
pronunciation: klɑk part of speech: noun
reloj = clock ; watch ; timepiece.
Example: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.Example: She looked at her watch; it was 9:25.Example: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.more:
» adelantar el reloj = turn + the clock forward ; put + the clock forward .
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. Example: Each time we switch to daylight saving time, I always forget to put the clock forward an hour.» andar como un reloj = as fit as a fiddle .
Example: Tall, handsome, fit-as-a-fiddle Louis Ronsard is the French businessman who has been selling this application for huge profits.» aparcamiento controlado por reloj = metered parking .
Example: Readers were having increasing difficulty in reaching the single, city centre service point because of petrol rationing and limited, metered parking.» atrasar el reloj = put + the clock back(ward) .
Example: For Rosselli and his friends it was not enough to be anti-fascist or to put the clock back to 1922.» bolsillo para el reloj = watch pocket .
Example: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.» cadena de reloj = fob .
Example: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.» carrera contra reloj = race against time ; race against the clock .
Example: He said it is like a race against time, trying to find medications to help my depression. Example: Poverty and hunger: a race against the clock.» como un reloj = as regular as clockwork ; like clockwork .
Example: He doesn't really have a passion for writing anymore, but he keeps going, knocking out books regular as clockwork to keep that steady paycheck coming in. Example: It ran like clockwork and there no complaints from anyone.» controlado por reloj = metered .
Example: This article describes a technique for offering metered, selective, access to CD-ROM databases on a pay as you use basis.» cuadrante del reloj = clock face .
Example: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.» dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + a clock .
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.» el reloj ir adelantado = the clock + be fast .
Example: I once came in late and my excuse was that the clock was fast.» el reloj ir atrasado = the clock + be slow .
Example: My heart jumped a little when I realised that the clock was slow!.» en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise ; in a clockwise direction .
Example: Different permutations are made by reading the elements in a clockwise direction and leading with a different element in each compound. Example: Tighten the fitting with a pipe wrench in a clockwise direction.» en la primavera los relojes se adelantan y en el otoño se atrasan = spring forward and fall backwards .
Example: Many people may be familiar with hearing 'spring forward and fall backwards,' so that in the Spring, clocks move forward one hour and in the Fall, clocks move back one hour.» en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise ; anti-clockwise ; in a counterclockwise direction .
Example: The front of the lens and the filter both unscrew in a counterclockwise direction. Example: Next, taking the handle of the windlass (the rounce) in his left hand he gave it one full turn anti-clockwise, thus running the rear half of the forme back under the platen. Example: Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery terminal by loosening the holding clamp nut with an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.» esfera del reloj = clock face .
Example: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.» faltriquera de reloj = watch pocket .
Example: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.» hora de reloj = clock hour .
Example: However, real time is defined in clock hours -- specifically, the hours that the library's products are available to the clients.» ir a contra reloj = race against + time ; race against + the clock .
Example: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child. Example: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.» ir en contra del reloj = race against + time ; race against + the clock .
Example: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child. Example: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.» los relojes + adelantarse = clocks + go forward .
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.» los relojes + atrasarse = clocks + go backward(s) .
Example: This Sunday the clocks go backwards, so don't forget you have an extra hour in bed.» reloj automático = timer .
Example: The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.» reloj biológico = body clock ; biological clock .
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. 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.» reloj cucú = cuckoo clock .
Example: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.» reloj de arena = sand timer ; hourglass ; sandglass .
Example: The article 'Integrating Measurement Projects: Sand Timers' presents a classroom project in which children use bottles and sand to explore mathematics. Example: The gland was pale pink in colour with an hourglass shape that was constricted in the middle. Example: The sandglass and compass were developed later, and finally methods of determining latitude and longitude were evolved.» reloj de bolsillo = fob watch .
Example: Once used by many as an every-day item, the fob watch is now very much something that reminds you of an older relative and of a time gone by.» reloj de control de asistencia = time clock .
Example: We are looking at getting a finger print time clock system to sign in and sign out about 30 employees daily.» reloj de cuco = cuckoo clock .
Example: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.» reloj de cucú = cuckoo clock .
Example: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.» reloj de muñeca = wristwatch [wrist watch] .
Example: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.» reloj de péndulo = pendulum clock .
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.» reloj de pie = grandfather clock ; gran(d)dad clock .
Example: Grandfather clocks are typically over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and make striking sounds every quarter of an hour. Example: The granddad clock was ticking in the hallway just outside the room as Maria took his tea cup and left for the kitchen.» reloj de pulsera = wristwatch [wrist watch] .
Example: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.» reloj de sol = sundial .
Example: One method of timekeeping was to watch the Sun's shadow using sundials -- a stick in the ground was a simple sundial.» reloj despertador = alarm clock .
Example: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.» reloj interno = body clock ; biological clock .
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. 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.» reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock .
Example: LOGOFF is used to leave the search session and stop the accounting clock.» reloj registrador = time clock .
Example: We are looking at getting a finger print time clock system to sign in and sign out about 30 employees daily.» retrasar el reloj = turn + the clock back(ward) ; put + the clock back(ward) .
Example: A visit to this village is an opportunity to turn the clock back over 150 years. Example: For Rosselli and his friends it was not enough to be anti-fascist or to put the clock back to 1922.» torre del reloj = clocktower .
Example: They will be fingerprinted and photographed, dressed in prison greens and incarcerated in a gaolhouse next to the clocktower in Raymond St.» volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back(ward) .
Example: A visit to this village is an opportunity to turn the clock back over 150 years.