witching hour in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for witching hour in the English»Italian Dictionary

witching hour [Brit ˈwɪtʃɪŋ ˌaʊə] N liter

witching hour

mezzanotte f

witching hour fig, hum

ora f zero

witching hour fig, hum

ora f X

Translations for witching hour in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.witch [Brit wɪtʃ, Am wɪtʃ] N

witch

strega f

witch (bewitching woman) fig

strega f

witch (bewitching woman) fig

megera f

pej (old) witch

(vecchia) strega

II.witch [Brit wɪtʃ, Am wɪtʃ] VB trans

witch

stregare also fig

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

witching hour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for witching hour in the English»Italian Dictionary

witching hour [ˈwɪt·ʃɪŋ·ˌaʊr] N liter

witching hour

mezzanotte f

Translations for witching hour in the English»Italian Dictionary

witch <-es> [wɪtʃ] N

1. witch (woman with magic powers):

witch

strega f

2. witch pej inf (ugly or unpleasant woman):

witch

arpia f

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)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There's also a witching hour, that's between 10am to 11am, when investors actually lost money.

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Sometimes this witching hour appears early on.

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It's the witching hour -- 2pm -- siesta.

www.independent.co.uk

I'm sorry, but the witching hour of snack time just doesn't call out for a glass of water, genius.

www.bodyandsoul.com.au

A special sale on discount books will also be underway, to help bibliophiles pass the time until the witching hour.

www.princegeorgecitizen.com

I won't even bother wasting space talking about the sheer horrendousness that is known as the witching hour!

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The witching hour hadn't even struck yet, but the spell was sadly broken.

www.telegraph.co.uk

We've passed the witching hour, so the dynamics have changed, and we shouldn't turn around.

www.nationalreview.com

It's midnight... the witching hour.

en.wikipedia.org

It acknowledges the witching hour, that twilight spell between what is tame and feral and what is real and not.

www.limerickpost.ie