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1 o'clock
ə'klok
1. adverb(used, in stating the time, to refer to a particular hour: It's five o'clock.)
2. adjectivethe three o'clock train.)o'clock advwhat time is it? It's six o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las seistr[ə'klɒk]1it's ten o'clock: son las diezat six o'clock: a las seisadv.• en punto adv.ə'klɑːk, ə'klɒkat two o'clock in the afternoon/morning — a las dos de la tarde/mañana or madrugada
[ǝ'klɒk]ADV1) (time)it is just after two o'clock — son las dos pasadas, son un poco más de las dos
the six o'clock (train/bus) — el (tren/autobús) de las seis
2) (Aer, Mil) (direction)* * *[ə'klɑːk, ə'klɒk]at two o'clock in the afternoon/morning — a las dos de la tarde/mañana or madrugada
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2 precisely
1) (exactly: at midday precisely; Precisely what do you mean?; He spoke very precisely.) precisamente2) (used to express complete agreement: `So you think we should wait until tomorrow?' `Precisely.') precisamente, exactamenteprecisely adv precisamente / exactamentetr[prɪ'saɪslɪ]1 (exactly) precisamente, exactamente; (accurately) con precisión\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprecisely! ¡exacto!, ¡eso es!adv.• apuradamente adv.• efectivamente adv.• en punto adv.• justamente adv.• precisamente adv.interj.• eso esg interj.prɪ'saɪslia) ( accurately) <calculate/measure/describe> con precisiónb) ( exactly)precisely! — exacto!, justamente!
c) ( meticulously) con minuciosidad, con sumo cuidado[prɪ'saɪslɪ]ADV1) (=exactly) exactamentewe have precisely 17 minutes before the train leaves — tenemos exactamente 17 minutos antes de que salga el tren
at four o'clock precisely, at precisely four o'clock — a las cuatro en punto
precisely! — ¡exactamente!, ¡efectivamente!
precisely what was it that you wanted? — ¿qué era lo que quería usted exactamente?
2) (=expressly) precisamentehe liked her precisely because of her forthrightness — le caía bien precisamente por lo franca que era
3) (=with precision) [calculate, measure] con precisión4) (=meticulously) meticulosamente* * *[prɪ'saɪsli]a) ( accurately) <calculate/measure/describe> con precisiónb) ( exactly)precisely! — exacto!, justamente!
c) ( meticulously) con minuciosidad, con sumo cuidado
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