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.) time
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.) tid(spunkt), stund
- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour
time
subst. \/ˈaʊə\/
1) time
2) tidspunkt, tid, klokkeslett
at what hour will you come?
hvilket klokkeslett kommer du? når kommer du?
3) tid, stund
that happened during the lunch hour
det hendte i lunsjtiden, det hendte i lunsjen
this is the hour of worship
dette er andaktsstunden
4) (skolevesen) skoletime, undervisningstime
5) en times avstand
6) (astronomi) forklaring: 15 grader lengde eller rektascensjon
7) (katolsk) tidebønner
8) (om urverk) timeslag
the clock strikes the hours
klokken slår timeslag
after hours etter stengetid etter vanlig arbeidstid etter skoletid
at all hours (of the day and night) hele tiden, til alle tider på døgnet, døgnet rundt
at an early hour (of the day) tidlig, tidlig på dagen
at such a late hour så sent (på kvelden)
at such an hour of the day på denne tiden av døgnet
at this hour på denne tiden
by the hour i timevis, i timesvis per time, på timebasis
every hour hver time, en gang i timen
the train leaves every hour
flexible working hours fleksitid, fleksibel arbeidstid
for hours (together) eller for hours and hours i timesvis, i timevis
the hour has come timen er kommet, tiden er inne
hours arbeidstid, åpningstid, kontortid, skoletid, konsultasjonstid, treningstid, lesetid
in a good hour i en lykkelig stund
in an evil hour i en ulykkelig stund, på et uheldig tidspunkt
in the small hours i de små (natte)timer
keep early hours være A-menneske være tidlig ute, være tidlig på'n
keep late hours være B-menneske være sen av seg, være treg, komme ofte for sent
keep regular\/good hours ha gode rutiner, leve et rutinert liv, leve et regelmessig liv, ha faste rutiner være punktlig\/presis
late hours (også) sen stengetid
the man of the hour dagens helt, dagens mann
not within hours ikke på mange timer
on the hour på slaget, på timen
he came on the hour
han kom på slaget
hver hele time, en gang i timen
buses run on the hour
bussene går hver hele time
out of hours utenfor arbeidstiden
the question of the hour øyeblikkets spørsmål, dagens spørsmål, det aktuelle spørsmålet
the small hours de små timer, nattetimene
twenty-four hours et døgn, tjuefire timer
unsocial hours ubekvem arbeidstid
winged hours flyktige timer, korte stunder
within the hour innen en time, på timen

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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