clockwork in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for clockwork in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clockwork [Am ˈklɑkˌwərk, Brit ˈklɒkwəːk] N U

clockwork

mecanismo m de relojería

it's driven by clockwork

funciona con un mecanismo de relojería

the organization runs like clockwork

la organización funciona como un reloj

as regular as clockwork inf

como un reloj inf

attr clockwork toy esp Brit

juguete m de cuerda

Translations for clockwork in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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funciona o marcha como un reloj

it's going like clockwork

ser un reloj

to be as regular as clockwork

ir/funcionar como la seda

to go/work perfectly o like a dream o like clockwork

con la precisión de un reloj

with clockwork precision

con la precisión de un reloj

like clockwork

mecanismo de relojería

clockwork mechanism

la cuerda de la caja de música

the spring o the clockwork mechanism in the music box

un juguete de cuerda

a clockwork toy

clockwork in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clockwork in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clockwork N no pl

clockwork

mecanismo m de relojería

to go like clockwork

salir todo bien

as regular as clockwork

como un reloj

Translations for clockwork in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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marchar sobre ruedas fig

to go like clockwork

ser (como) un reloj (mecanismo)

to go like clockwork

clockwork Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go like clockwork

salir todo bien

as regular as clockwork

como un reloj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The solution is to become one of the clockworks.

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Traditional orreries often did move and some used clockworks to make the relative speeds of objects accurate.

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It is topped by an ornate clock tower, but due to a lack of funds, the clockworks was never installed.

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Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion, pneumatic motors use compressed air and otherssuch as clockwork motors in wind-up toysuse elastic energy.

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In the 1850s their lights were rotated using clockworks, usually powered by falling weights attached to chains.

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Though the courthouse had a clock tower, there was no clock and the county did not purchase the clockworks needed for a working clock.

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