cuckoo clock in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Italian Dictionary

cuckoo clock [Brit, Am ˈkuˌku ˌklɑk] N

cuckoo clock

orologio m a cucù

Translations for cuckoo clock in the Italian»English Dictionary

orologio a cucù

cuckoo clock

orologio a cucù

cuckoo clock

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cuckoo [Brit ˈkʊkuː, Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku] N

cuckoo

cuculo m

he's the cuckoo in the nest fig, pej

è una persona indesiderata

II.cuckoo [Brit ˈkʊkuː, Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku] ADJ inf, hum (mad)

cuckoo

pazzo

cuckoo

strambo

III.cuckoo [Brit ˈkʊkuː, Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku] VB intr

cuckoo

fare il verso del cuculo

I.clock¹ [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk] N

1. clock (large timepiece):

clock

orologio m

what time does the clock say?

che ora fa l'orologio?

to set a clock

regolare un orologio

to put the clocks forward, back one hour

portare gli orologi avanti, indietro di un'ora

he does everything by the clock

fa tutto tenendo continuamente d'occhio l'orologio or con l'orologio alla mano

to work, watch sb around the clock

lavorare, guardare qn 24 ore su 24 or giorno e notte

to work against the clock

lavorare con i minuti contati or combattere contro il tempo

the biological clock

l'orologio biologico

the twenty-four hour clock

= sistema per indicare l'ora basato su ventiquattro invece che su dodici ore

2. clock (timer):

clock (in computer)

clock m

clock (in computer)

temporizzatore m

clock (for central heating system)

temporizzatore m

3. clock MOTOR:

clock inf

contachilometri m

a car with 40, 000 kilometers on the clock

un'auto che ha 40.000 km (sul contachilometri)

4. clock (in workplace):

clock

orologio m marcatempo

to punch the clock

timbrare

5. clock SPORTS:

clock

cronometro m

to complete the course against the clock RIDING

terminare il percorso nel tempo limite

to beat the clock (in games)

stare nei tempi

a race against the clock

una corsa contro il tempo

II.clock¹ [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk] VB trans

1. clock SPORTS:

he clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres

ha percorso i 100 metri in 9, 6 secondi

to clock 5 minutes 2, 987 seconds

fare un tempo di 5 minuti e 2, 987 secondi

2. clock Brit (hit) inf:

to clock sb (one)

mollarne uno a qn

3. clock (catch):

the police clocked him doing 150 km an hour

la polizia lo ha sorpreso mentre andava ai 150 km all'ora

4. clock Brit MOTOR inf:

clock car

truccare il contachilometri di

III.clock¹ [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk]

to put or turn the clock back

riportare indietro l'orologio

they want to turn or put the clock back 600 years

vorrebbero tornare indietro di seicento anni

clock² [Brit klɒk, Am klɑk] N (ornamental pattern)

clock

baguette f

cuckoo clock in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Italian Dictionary

cuckoo clock N

cuckoo clock

orologio m a cucù

Translations for cuckoo clock in the Italian»English Dictionary

orologio a cucù

cuckoo clock

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cuckoo [ˈku:·ku:] N

cuckoo

cuculo m

II.cuckoo [ˈku:·ku:] ADJ inf

cuckoo

matto, -a

I.clock [klɑ:k] N

1. clock (for time):

clock

orologio m

alarm clock

sveglia f

around the clock

24 ore su 24

to run against the clock

essere in corsa contro il tempo

2. clock:

clock (speedometer)

cronometro m

clock (odometer)

contachilometri m inv

II.clock [klɑ:k] VB trans

1. clock (take amount of time):

clock

cronometrare

2. clock (measure time):

this car can clock 150 mph

questa macchina fa 150 miglia all'ora

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unlike today, the design with the little house was not synonymous with a cuckoo clock in the first years after 1850.

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However, will a small cuckoo clock prove to be the winner he is looking for?

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There's also a cuckoo clock that seems eager to register opinion as well as to mark the passage of time.

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A hand-carved cuckoo clock stands in contrast to the apartment's sleek modern style.

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Every six minutes, an animated cuckoo clock went off, and another artist was spit out into a floating cloud.

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The cabaret-influenced song uses a flugelhorn and a cuckoo clock to switch between tempos.

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But the traditional cuckoo clock is now being supplanted.

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It is of interest that two very small gedackt pipes, fitted with bellows, are what produce the common cuckoo bird call on the striking of a traditional mechanical cuckoo clock.

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The first involves a cuckoo clock where the cuckoo has been replaced by the logo, and the ssecond features a team of performers who create a moving crane logo.

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His ability of transforming into a small dog or conjure a giant cuckoo clock is just a sample behind his true powers that allows him to control space and time.

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