timer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaɪmər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tīmər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
timer n (device that records time taken)temporizador nm
  cronómetro nm
 The examiner checked the timer to see how much time was left.
 El examinador miró el temporizador para ver cuánto tiempo quedaba.
timer n (kitchen: egg timer, hourglass) (de arena)reloj nm
  (electrónico)temporizador nm
 Gareth turned over the timer as the eggs began to boil, so that he would know when they were done.
 Gareth dio vuelta al reloj cuando los huevos empezaron a hervir para saber cuándo estarían listos.
timer n (for heating, lights, etc.)temporizador nm
 Our bathroom heater works on a timer, so the bathroom is nice and warm when we get up in the mornings.
 El calentador de nuestro baño funciona con temporizador, así que por las mañanas, cuando nos levantamos, el baño está calentito.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
timer n (person who records time taken)cronometrador, cronometradora nm, nf
 The timer stood at the side of the track, checking the runner's time.
 El cronometrador permaneció en el lateral de la pista comprobando el tiempo del corredor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
egg timer n (device: measures cooking time)temporizador de huevo grupo nom
  (voz inglesa)timer de huevo grupo nom
electronic timer n (electronic device for timing [sth])temporizador electrónico nm
  cronómetro electrónico nm
first-timer n informal (person doing [sth] for first time)novato, novata nm, nf
  primerizo, primeriza nm, nf
  principiante n común
full-timer n ([sb] who works full-time)trabajador a tiempo completo, trabajadora a tiempo completo nm, nf + loc adj
  empleado a tiempo completo, empleada a tiempo completo nm, nf + loc adj
mechanical timer n (device for measuring rate or speed)cronómetro nm
old-timer n US, informal (elderly person)viejo, vieja nm, nf
old-timer n informal (person: experienced)sabio, sabia nm, nf
part-timer n colloquial (worker)trabajador de medio tiempo, trabajadora de medio tiempo nm, nf + loc adj
 Nina works as a part-timer at the supermarket.
two-timer n (person unfaithful to partner)traidor, traidora nm, nf
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Spanish:

Collocations: set a timer for the [cookies, brownies, lasagna], [an oven, a kitchen, an egg] timer, set a timer for [twenty minutes], more...

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