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1 ♦ hour
♦ hour /aʊə(r)/n.1 ora ( 60 minuti; anche fig.): The clock struck the hour, l'orologio batté l'ora; I'm paid 15 euros an hour, sono pagato 15 euro all'ora; 80 miles per hour, 80 miglia all'ora; a two-hour delay, un ritardo di due ore; Our home is an hour's drive [walk] from here, casa nostra è a un'ora di macchina [di cammino] da qui; in an hour, tra un'ora; every hour, ogni ora; on the hour, all'ora precisa; ( anche) allo scadere di ogni ora ( alle 6, alle 7, alle 8, ecc.)2 (pl.) ore; orario: Office hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., l'orario d'ufficio è dalle 8 alle 14; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- What hours do you work?, qual è il tuo orario di lavoro?; to work long hours, fare gli straordinari; lavorare oltre l'orario normale; licensing hours, orario di vendita degli alcolici; visiting hours, orario delle visite ( in un ospedale, una prigione, ecc.); waking hours, ore di veglia3 (fig.) giorno; momento: She's the woman of the hour, è la donna del giorno; one's hour of glory, il proprio momento di gloria● hour after hour, per ore e ore □ hour by hour, d'ora in ora □ (astron.) hour circle, circolo orario □ ( di un orologio) hour hand, lancetta delle ore □ (tecn.) hour meter, contaore □ at all hours, a tutte le ore; a qualsiasi ora □ banking hours, orario di sportello □ at an early hour, di buon'ora; presto □ (fig.) at the eleventh hour, all'ultimo minuto (o momento) □ by the hour, di ora in ora, di momento in momento; (di tariffa, stipendio, ecc.) a ore: The crisis is growing worse by the hour, la crisi si aggrava di ora in ora; Most waiters are paid by the hour, la maggior parte dei camerieri è pagata a ore □ every hour on the hour, allo scadere di ogni ora ( alle 6, alle 7, alle 8, ecc.) □ to keep early (o good) hours, andare a letto (o alzarsi) presto □ to keep late (o bad) hours, andare a letto (o smettere di lavorare, ecc.) tardi; far le ore piccole □ to keep regular hours, coricarsi e alzarsi a ore fisse; ( anche) fare le cose a ore fisse, essere abitudinario □ of the hour, dell'ora; del momento □ one's hour, la propria ora; l'ora della morte □ The hour is 3.47, sono le 3 e 47 ( esatte, di notte) □ within hours of st., poche ore dopo qc.; a poche ore di distanza da qc.
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