peak hours in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for peak hours in the English»Italian Dictionary

peak hour [ˈpiːkˌaʊə(r)] N (on road, in shops)

peak hour

ora f di punta

at or during peak hours

nelle ore di punta

at or during peak hours before n delays, problems

dell'ora di punta

at or during peak hours traffic

nelle ore di punta

Translations for peak hours in the Italian»English Dictionary

ora della morte, ora di punta

peak or rush hour

nell'ora di punta

at or during peak hours, in or during the rush hour

(di massima intensità) nelle ore di punta

at or during peak time or rush hour

Translations for peak hours in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hour [Brit ˈaʊə, Am ˈaʊ(ə)r] N

1. hour (60 minutes):

hour

ora f

an hour ago

un'ora fa

after an hour

dopo un'ora

a solid or full hour

un'intera ora or un'ora buona

for hours

per ore

he'll be here within or inside an hour

sarà qui tra (non più di) un'ora

it's an hour (away) from London

è a un'ora da Londra

at 14.00 hours

alle 14.00

twice an hour

due volte all'ora

£10 per hour

£10 all'ora

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

2. hour (time of day):

hour

ora f

the clock strikes the hour

l'orologio suona le ore

the bus leaves on the hour

l'autobus parte allo scoccare dell'ora or di ogni ora

she got home in the early hours

è rientrata alle ore piccole

at an early hour

di buonora

to stay out until all hours

stare fuori fino all'ora beata or fare le ore piccole

at this hour?

a quest'ora?

at this late hour fig

a quest'ora

3. hour (point in time):

hour

ora f

the hour of his execution has come

è arrivata l'ora della sua esecuzione

your hour has come

è arrivata la tua ora

her finest, darkest hour

il momento più bello, più brutto della sua vita

in my hour of need

nel momento del bisogno

II.hours N npl

1. hours (times):

hours

ore f

hours

orario m

business or opening hours

orario d'apertura

office, visiting, working hours

orario di ufficio, di visita, lavorativo

our business hours are 9 am to 2 pm

siamo aperti dalle 9.00 alle 14.00

I can't serve drinks after hours

non posso servire da bere dopo l'orario di chiusura

out of hours

fuori orario

to keep early, late hours

andare a letto presto, tardi

to keep regular hours

avere degli orari regolari

2. hours REL:

hours

ora f canonica

book of hours

libro d'ore

I.peak¹ [Brit piːk, Am pik] N

1. peak (of mountain):

peak

picco m

peak

cima f

peak

vetta f

peak

sommità f (of di)

2. peak (of cap):

peak

visiera f

3. peak:

peak (of inflation, demand, market)

picco m

peak (of inflation, demand, market)

punta f

peak (of quantity, price)

valore m massimo (in in; of di)

peak (in hormone)

picco m

peak (in popularity)

culmine m

peak (in popularity)

apice m

peak (in popularity)

vertice m

peak (on a graph)

picco m

to be at its or a peak

essere al culmine

4. peak fig:

peak (high point) (of career, achievement, empire, mental powers, creativity)

culmine m

peak (high point) (of career, achievement, empire, mental powers, creativity)

apice m (of di)

peak (of fitness, form)

meglio m

peak (of fitness, form)

top m (of di)

her success is at its peak or she is at the peak of her success

è al culmine del successo

her fitness is at its peak or she is at the peak of her fitness

è al top della forma

at his peak, he earned…

al culmine della carriera, guadagnava…

in the peak of condition

al meglio della forma

to be past its or one's peak

essere in declino

5. peak (busiest time):

peak

ora f di punta

peak TELEC

tariffa f intera

to cost 40 pence peak TELEC

costare 40 penny a tariffa intera

6. peak:

peak (of roof)

punta f

peak (of hair)

ciuffo m

peak (of hair)

banana f

“beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks”

“sbattere le chiare d'uova a neve ben ferma”

II.peak¹ [Brit piːk, Am pik] ADJ before n

peak demand

di punta

peak figure, population, risk, level, price

massimo

peak fitness, form, performance

eccellente, ottimo

III.peak¹ [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr

peak inflation, rate, market, workload:

raggiungere un picco, un massimo (at di)

peak fig career, performance, enthusiasm, interest:

raggiungere l'apice, il culmine

to peak in May, in the morning

raggiungere il valore massimo a maggio, durante la mattinata

to peak too early runner:

scattare troppo presto, spomparsi troppo presto

to peak too early prodigy:

perdersi per strada

to peak too early (in career)

bruciarsi troppo presto

IV.peak¹ [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB trans NAUT (tilt up)

peak yard

alzare in posizione verticale

peak oars

disporre a picco

V.peak¹ [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr

peak whale:

peak

alzare la coda per immergersi

peak² [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr arch (waste away)

peak

languire

peak

consumarsi

to peak and pine

struggersi, languire

peak hours in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peak hours in the English»Italian Dictionary

peak hours N pl

peak hours

ore f pl di punta

Translations for peak hours in the English»Italian Dictionary

hour [ˈaʊ·r] N

1. hour (60 minutes):

hour

ora f

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato all'ora

2. hour (time of day):

at all hours of the day and night

notte e giorno

ten minutes to the hour

ai 50

till all hours

fino a tardi

after hours

fuori orario

3. hour (time for an activity):

lunch hour

ora di pranzo

at the agreed hour

all'ora convenuta

opening hours

orario m d'apertura

4. hour (period of time):

hour

momento m

at any hour

in qualsiasi momento

to spend long hours doing sth

passare molto tempo a fare qc

to change from hour to hour

cambiare ogni ora

to keep irregular/regular hours

avere orari irregolari/regolari

to work long hours

lavorare molto

hour after hour

per ore (ed ore)

I.peak [pi:k] N

1. peak (mountain top):

peak

cima f

peak

vetta f

beat the egg whites to stiff [or firm] peaks

montare gli albumi a neve

2. peak (highest point, summit):

peak

sommità f inv

to be at the peak of one's career/power

essere all'apice della carriera/del potere

II.peak [pi:k] VB intr

peak career

raggiungere il punto massimo

peak athlete

raggiungere il massimo della forma

peak skill

raggiungere il livello più alto

peak figures, rates, production

segnare il picco

III.peak [pi:k] ADJ

peak

massimo, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are additional trains during weekday peak hours.

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Windows added, and a more closed trailer was introduced especially in the peak hours.

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The older interchange stations are notorious for lengthy transfer corridors and slow transfers during peak hours.

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This creates problems for commuters during peak hours.

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The station is served by eight to twelve trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

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The traffic capacity at this interchange will also increase to 11,000 vehicles per hour during peak hours.

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The reduced size of their rear passenger door of the later models is can cause problems during peak hours.

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This causes traffic to flow at speeds up to 25 mi/h below the limit during peak hours.

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In the peak hours, nine-car trains are used, while six-car trains are operated during the remaining time.

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Trains run every 20 minutes during peak hours, and 30 minutes all other times.

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