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clock1
UK: /klɒk/ US: /klɑːk/Translation
n [c]
Véase tb: alarm clock; grandfather clock›
⇨ reloj [de pared]
to set the clock poner en hora el reloj
That clock is fast Ese reloj está adelantado
› UK (en un vehículo)
⇨ cuentakilómetros
around/round the clock
⇨ las veinticuatro horas del día
to turn the clock back UK
⇨ volver atrás
If only I could turn the clock back! ¡Ojalá pudiese volver atrás!
to work against the clock
⇨ trabajar contrarreloj
I've been working against the clock for weeks to finish the project Llevo semanas trabajando contrarreloj para acabar el proyecto
(Definition of clock n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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