Locuțiuni verbale
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clock in,
also UK: clock on vi phrasal | (register arrival at work) | a semna condica de sosire expr. |
| | Steven clocks in at 7 every morning. Don't forget to clock in when you get to work. |
clock up [sth],
clock [sth] up vtr phrasal insep | mainly UK (get to a large number of) | a ajunge la un număr mare de expr.vb. |
| | Since he took up running three years ago, Brett has clocked up five marathons. |
punch in,
clock in (US),
clock on (UK) vi phrasal | (activate time card at job) | a se ponta vb.pron. |
| | Workers at this company are required to punch in by 8 am. |
punch out,
clock out (US),
clock off (UK) vi phrasal | (at work: record leaving time) (timpul de muncă) | a ponta vb.tranz. |
| | The factory workers punch out at 6 pm every day. |
Forme compuse:
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| against the clock adv | (under pressure of time) | presat de timp adv. |
| | It's seems as though I am always working against the clock! These deadlines are ridiculous. |
| alarm clock n | (clock that sounds an alert) | ceas deșteptător |
| | My alarm clock sounds every morning at 6 AM. |
| | My power went out last night, so my alarm clock didn't go off. |
| around the clock adv | (all the time) | zi și noapte adv. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The engineers are working around the clock to get the project finished on time. |
| around-the-clock adj | (constant) | constant adj. |
| | | permanent adj. |
| | | zi și noapte loc.adj. |
| | His mother is very sick and needs around-the-clock care. |
| atomic clock n | (highly accurate electronic clock) | ceas atomic s.n. |
| | Atomic clocks are the most accurate type of clock. |
| biological clock n | (regulation of bodily processes) | ceas biologic s.n. |
| | Our biological clock tells us when to eat and sleep. |
| biological clock n | figurative (fertility time limit) | ceas biologic s.n. |
| | Older women may race against their biological clock when thinking about having children. |
| clock radio n | (device: radio plus clock) | ceas cu radio s.n. |
| | The clock radio is difficult to set, and often wakes guests up during the night. |
clockmaking,
clock making,
clock-making n | (horology, act of creating clocks) (meserie) | orologerie, ceasornicărie s.f. |
| digital clock n | (clock displaying time digitally) | ceas digital |
| | The batteries in the digital clock need changing. |
eight,
8 n | (time: 8 o'clock) | ora opt s.f. |
| | | opt s.n. |
| | We arranged to meet at eight in the evening. |
eight o'clock,
8 o'clock n | (time: 8 A.M.) (opt) | ora opt dimineața expr. |
| | I always get up around 8 o'clock, whether I'm working or not. |
eight o'clock,
8 o'clock n | (time: 8 P.M.) (opt) | ora opt seara expr. |
eleven,
11 n | (time: 11 o'clock) (oră) | unsprezece num. |
| | I'll meet you at the bus stop at eleven. |
eleven o'clock,
11 o'clock n | (time: 11 A.M.) (ziua) | ora 11:00 a.m. expr. |
eleven o'clock,
11 o'clock n | (time: 11 P.M.) (noaptea) | ora 11:00 p.m. expr. |
five,
5 n | (time: 5 o'clock) (oră) | cinci num. |
| | It's five already? I should go home soon. |
| | E cinci deja? Trebuie să plec acasă în curând. |
| five-o'clock shadow n | informal (stubble on a man's chin) | barbă de o zi s.f. |
| | My beard grows so quickly that I always have a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime. |
four,
4 n | (time: 4 o'clock) | ora patru s.f. |
| | What time is it? It's four. |
| | Cât e ceasul? E ora patru. |
nine,
9 n | (time: 9 o'clock) | nouă num. |
| | The next movie starts at nine. |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 A.M.) (dimineața) | ora nouă expr. |
nine o'clock,
9 o'clock n | (time: 9 P.M.) | ora douăzeci și unu expr. |
| | (seara) | ora nouă expr. |
| o'clock adv | (on the hour) (cu numeral, pentru exprimarea orei) | ora s.f. |
| | Come here at six o'clock. |
one,
1 n | (time: 1 o'clock) | ora unu expr. |
| | | unu num.card. |
| | It's already one; how am I ever going to finish everything today? |
one o'clock,
1 o'clock n | (time: 1 P.M.) | ora treisprezece expr. |
| | (după-amiaza) | ora unu expr. |
one o'clock,
1 o'clock n | (time: 1 A.M.) (noaptea) | ora unu expr. |
| round the clock adv | (throughout the day and night) | zi și noapte adv. |
| | The suspected terrorist's house was under surveillance round the clock. |
seven,
7 n | (time: 7 o'clock) (oră) | șapte num. |
| | If we have dinner at seven, it will be difficult to see the eight-o'-clock movie. |
seven o'clock,
7 o'clock n | (time: 7 A.M.) (dimineața) | șapte adv. |
| | | ora șapte loc.adv. |
seven o'clock,
7 o'clock n | (time: 7 P.M.) (seara) | ora șapte loc.adv. |
| | | ora nouăsprezece loc.adv. |
six,
6 n | (time: 6 o'clock) (ora) | șase num. |
| | I get off work at 6. |
| | Ies de la muncă la șase. |
six o'clock,
6 o'clock n | (time: 6 P.M.) | ora șase loc.subst. |
| | I should be leaving work around six o'clock tonight. |
six o'clock,
6 o'clock n | (time: 6 A.M.) | ora șase loc.subst. |
| | It's still dark when I get up at six o'clock. |
| stop the clock v expr | (finish timing [sth]) | a opri cronometrul loc.vb. |
| | The timers stopped the clock when the last participant crossed the finish line. |
ten,
10 n | (time: 10 o'clock) | zece num. |
| | "What time is it?" - "Ten." |
ten o'clock,
10 o'clock n | (time: 10 A.M.) | ora zece s.f. |
| | At weekends, I rarely get up before ten o'clock. |
ten o'clock,
10 o'clock n | (time: 10 P.M.) | ora zece loc.adv. |
| | There's not much to do in this town after ten o'clock. |
three,
3 n | (time: 3 o'clock) (oră) | trei num.card. |
| | I'm meeting Anne at three. |
three o'clock,
3 o'clock n | (time: 3 P.M.) (după-amiază) | ora trei expr. |
| | | ora cincisprezece expr. |
| | (ziua) | trei num.card. |
three o'clock,
3 o'clock n | (time: 3 A.M.) (noaptea) | ora trei expr. |
| | (noaptea) | trei num.card. |
| turn back the clock v expr | figurative (restore youth) | a da timpul înapoi loc.vb. |
| | | a se întoarce în trecut loc.vb. |
| | When she reached the age of 80 she became desperate to turn back the clock. |
| | Nora hoped that plastic surgery would turn back the clock for her. |
| turn back the clock v expr | figurative (revert) (figurat) | a da roata înapoi loc.vb. |
| | The restore function in my computer turns back the clock to reset the software. |
twelve,
12 n | (time: 12 o'clock) (ora) | douăsprezece num. |
| | "What time is it?" "Twelve." |
twelve o'clock,
12 o'clock n | (time: 12 noon, midday) | ora douăsprezece s.f. |
twelve o'clock,
12 o'clock n | (time: 12 midnight) | ora douăsprezece s.f. |
two,
2 n | (time: 2 o'clock) | ora două loc.adv. |
| | Come back at 2 when I've finished my lunch. |
two o'clock,
2 o'clock n | (time: 2 P.M.) | ora două s.f. |
| | Each day at about two o'clock I get sleepy. |
two o'clock,
2 o'clock n | (time: 2 A.M.) | ora două s.f. |
| wall clock n | (timepiece mounted on a wall) | ceas de perete s.n. |
| | This classroom needs a wall clock so that the teacher can stay on schedule. |