twenty-four in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for twenty-four in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Translations for twenty-four in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.ventiquattro [ventiˈkwattro] ADJ inv

ventiquattro

twenty-four

ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro

twenty-four hours a day

ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro

round the clock Brit

II.ventiquattro <pl ventiquattro> [ventiˈkwattro] N m

1. ventiquattro (numero):

ventiquattro

twenty-four

2. ventiquattro (giorno del mese):

ventiquattro

twenty-fourth

III.ventiquattro [ventiˈkwattro] N fpl (ore)

ventiquattro

twelve pm

sono le ventiquattro

it's twelve pm, it's midnight

alle ventiquattro

at twelve (pm), at midnight

I.zero [ˈdzɛro] N m

1. zero (cifra):

zero

zero

zero

nought

zero

cypher COMPUT

falsificare una cifra aggiungendo uno zero

to falsify a figure by adding a zero or nought

una cifra con tre zeri

a figure with three zeros

doppio zero (nel domino)

double-blank

2. zero (in una scala di valori):

zero

zero

a, sopra, sotto zero

at, above, below zero (point)

crescita vicina allo zero

near zero growth rate

10 gradi sotto zero

10 degrees below zero or below freezing (point), 10 of frost, minus 10 degrees

temperature sotto lo zero

sub-zero temperatures

crescere da zero al valore V

to increase from zero to V value

tendere a zero

to tend toward(s) zero

3. zero SCHOOL:

prendere zero in latino

to get a zero or a nought in Latin

Nicola ha preso zero in condotta

Nicola got a black mark for bad behaviour

4. zero SPORTS:

zero

nil

zero (nel tennis)

love

zero (a) 15

15 love

vincere per due set a zero

to win by two sets to love

vincere tre a zero

to win three nil

pareggiare zero a zero

to draw nil nil

il punteggio è fermo sullo zero a zero

there is still no score

5. zero TELEC:

il mio numero di telefono è 02340500

my telephone number is o two three four o five double o Brit

il mio numero di telefono è 02340500

zero two three four zero five zero zero Am

6. zero (niente):

zero fig

zero

zero fig

zilch inf

zero fig

zip Am inf

non valere uno zero

to be worth nothing

contare meno di zero

to count for nothing

quell'uomo è uno zero

that man is a nobody or a nonentity or a cypher

II.zero [ˈdzɛro] ADJ inv

1. zero (preposto):

sono le ore zero venti minuti dieci secondi

it's twenty-four twenty and ten seconds

i bambini da zero a sei anni

children from nought to six years old

ho fatto zero errori nel dettato

I didn't make a single mistake in my dictation

2. zero (posposto):

crescita zero

zero population growth

ora zero

zero hour

meridiano zero

prime meridian

grado zero LING

zero degree

punto zero PHYS

ground zero

gravità zero

zero gravity

opzione zero

zero option

tolleranza zero

zero tolerance

prestito a tasso zero

interest-free loan

il numero zero di un giornale

the trial issue of a newspaper

III.zero [ˈdzɛro]

cominciare or partire da zero

to start from scratch

ricominciare or ripartire da zero

to start afresh, to start again from square one

sparare a zero su or contro qn, qc

to blast sb, sth out of the water, to hit out at sb, sth

avere il morale a zero

to be down in the dumps

raparsi a zero

to shave one's head

IV.zero [ˈdzɛro]

zero assoluto

absolute zero

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negozio aperto a tutte le ore

shop open twenty-four hours a day

twenty-four in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twenty-four in the Italian»English Dictionary

ventiquattr'ore, ventiquattrore [ven·ti·kuat·ˈtro:·re] N f

1. ventiquattr'ore (valigetta):

ventiquattr'ore

overnight bag

2. ventiquattr'ore SPORTS (gara):

ventiquattr'ore

twenty-four hour race

3. ventiquattr'ore pl (periodo):

ventiquattr'ore

twenty-four hours pl

ventiquattr'ore su ventiquattro

twenty-four hours a day

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Limited-range drivers, also used alone, are typically found in computers, toys, and clock radios.

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He then ascended to the 27th floor of the tower (the highest floor the elevator reached); just one floor beneath the clock face.

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A range of things that swing, blink or pulsate share this quality, including clock pendulums, lightning bugs and heart cells.

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The machinery and needles of the clocks were changed while the clock's main dial was unchanged.

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More was to come: an evening gospel service before a bedraggled homecoming at nine or 10 o'clock.

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He rebuffs her attempt to take his hat, whereupon she points to the wall clock.

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A lot of times when a task goes long, you have to clock out to go get food.

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In 1912, at 17 years of age, he began to construct his first monumental clock using junk and wood from the family farm.

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The money was stored in a cement-block strong room with a round-the-clock private security guard.

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The traditional 15-question money tree was used and there was no clock.

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