hour

hour
[aʊəʳ, Am aʊr] n
1) (60 minutes) Stunde f;
weather conditions here change from \hour to \hour das Wetter ändert sich hier stündlich;
I'll be there within an \hour ich bin in einer Stunde da;
the gas station is open 24 \hours a day die Tankstelle hat 24 Stunden am Tag geöffnet;
\hour after [or upon] \hour Stunde um Stunde;
in an \hour['s time] in einer Stunde;
50/90 kilometres an [or per] \hour 50/90 Kilometer pro Stunde;
$15/£10 an \hour 15 Dollar/10 Pfund die Stunde;
to be paid by the \hour pro Stunde bezahlt werden, Stundenlohn bekommen;
to do sth for \hours etw stundenlang tun
2) (on clock) [volle] Stunde;
the clock struck the \hour die Uhr schlug die volle Stunde;
the train is scheduled to arrive on the \hour der Zug kommt planmäßig zur vollen Stunde an;
ten minutes past/to the \hour zehn Minuten nach/vor [der vollen Stunde];
every \hour on the \hour jede volle Stunde
3) (more general) Stunde f (geh), Zeit f;
granny spent long \hours talking about her childhood Oma sprach oft Stunden über ihre Kindheit;
he stays up drinking till all \hours er trinkt bis früh in den Morgen;
in one's \hour of need in der Stunde der Not (geh)
at the agreed \hour zur vereinbarten Zeit;
to keep late \hours lange aufbleiben;
to keep regular \hours geregelte Zeiten einhalten;
to work long \hours lange arbeiten;
at all \hours zu jeder Tages- und Nachtzeit;
at any \hour jederzeit;
at this \hour in dieser Stunde;
after [or (Brit a.) out of] \hours nach [o außerhalb] der Polizeistunde
4) (present time)
the man of the \hour der Mann der Stunde;
the problem of the \hour das aktuelle Problem
5) (for an activity)
what are the \hours in this office? wie sind die Arbeitszeiten in diesem Büro?;
business \hours Geschäftsstunden pl, Geschäftszeit f;
doctor's \hours Sprechstunden fpl;
lunch \hour Mittagspause f;
office \hours Arbeitszeiten fpl;
opening \hours Öffnungszeiten fpl
6) (distance) [Weg]stunde f;
it's about 3 \hour's walk from here von hier sind es etwa 3 Stunden zu Fuß;
an \hour away eine [Weg]stunde entfernt
7) (Am) (at university)
[credit] \hour Stunde f
PHRASES:
the eleventh \hour in letzter Minute, fünf vor Zwölf;
the witching \hour die Geisterstunde;
sb's \hour has come jds [letzte] Stunde ist gekommen [o hat geschlagen]; veraltend (hum)

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