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clockwork2

UK: /ˈklɒk.wɜːk/ US: /ˈklɑːk.wɝːk/

Translation

n [u]
mecanismo de cuerda
as regular as a clockwork
como un reloj col.
to go like clockwork
marchar como un reloj col.
The car goes like clockwork
El coche marcha como un reloj
salir a las mil maravillas col.
It worked like clockwork
Todo salió a las mil maravillas
(Definition of clockwork n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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