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1 Translation result for hours in Spanish
noun
hournoun
hours
hora
Example sentences of
hour
noun
•She wasn't supposed to eat for six hours before the operation.
•You'll be paid by the hour for this job.
•The job pays ten dollars an hour.
•She exercises for a full hour every day.
•She was half an hour late.
More examples
•They arrived a few hours later.
•The project required long hours of work.
•The hour is half past ten.
•The mood changed from hour to hour.
•These animals are most active in the hour just before sunrise.
•You can call me at any hour of the day or night.
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¿Qué artículo usarías para la palabra hour, a o an?
En la palabra hour la letra h no se pronuncia, por lo que la palabra empieza con un sonido de vocal. En este caso usa an y no a.
¿Sabías esto?
Hour en inglés no es completamente equivalente a hora en español. En inglés, an hour generalmente se refiere a un periodo de sesenta minutos. Se usa ocasionalmente en frases para referirse a un tiempo específico del día, como lunch hour.
Cuando se refiere a la hora de un reloj, se usa la palabra time. Ejemplo: What time is our meeting? - At four o'clock. Otro ejemplo: Last night we switched to daylight saving time and clocks were moved one hour ahead.
