cuckoo clock in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cuckoo clock N

cuckoo clock

reloj m de cuco

cuckoo clock

reloj m de cucú

Translations for cuckoo clock in the Spanish»English Dictionary

reloj de cuco

cuckoo clock

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cuckoo <pl cuckoos> [Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku, Brit ˈkʊkuː] N

1. cuckoo (bird):

cuckoo

cuco m

cuckoo

cucú m

cuckoo

cuclillo m

a cuckoo in the nest

un usurpador

2. cuckoo (call):

cuckoo

cucú m

II.cuckoo [Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku, Brit ˈkʊkuː] ADJ inf

cuckoo

chiflado inf

cuckoo

chalado inf

cuckoo ideas

descabellado

I.clock [Am klɑk, Brit klɒk] N

1. clock (timepiece):

clock

reloj m

to work/run against the clock

trabajar/correr contra reloj

they were rushing to beat the clock

se apresuraban para terminar a tiempo

to work around or round the clock

trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día

to work around or round the clock

trabajar día y noche

around-the-clock or round-the-clock surveillance

vigilancia f las veinticuatro horas del día

to put the clocks back/forward

atrasar/adelantar los relojes

to turn or put the clock back

volver atrás

you can't turn the clock back!

no se puede volver atrás or al pasado

that would be putting the clock back 50 years

eso implicaría un retroceso de 50 años

2. clock:

time clock

reloj m registrador

time clock

reloj m checador Mex

to punch the clock

fichar

to punch the clock

marcar tarjeta

to punch the clock

checar tarjeta Mex

3. clock MOTOR inf:

clock (odometer)

cuentakilómetros m

clock (speedometer)

velocímetro m

clock (speedometer)

espidómetro m Col

it's only got 10, 000 on the clock Brit

solo ha hecho 10.000 millas

4. clock (in taxi):

clock inf

taxímetro m

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

1.1. clock inf (achieve, reach):

clock speed/time

registrar

clock speed/time

hacer

she clocked the fastest time

registró or hizo el mejor tiempo

we clocked 130 downhill

registramos or alcanzamos 130 en bajada

I clock 500 miles a week

hago 500 millas por semana

1.2. clock inf (time):

clock athlete/race

cronometrar

2. clock (hit) Brit inf:

I nearly clocked him one

casi le doy una inf

cuckoo clock in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cuckoo clock N

cuckoo clock

reloj m de cuco

Translations for cuckoo clock in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cuckoo [ˈkʊku:, Am ˈku:ku:] N

cuckoo

cuco m

II.cuckoo [ˈkʊku:, Am ˈku:ku:] ADJ inf

cuckoo

chiflado, -a

I.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] N

1. clock (for time):

clock

reloj m

alarm clock

despertador m

round the clock

las 24 horas

to run against the clock

correr contra reloj

2. clock:

clock (speedometer)

velocímetro m

clock (mileometer)

cuentakilómetros m inv

II.clock [klɒk, Am klɑ:k] VB trans

1. clock (take amount of time):

clock

cronometrar

2. clock (measure time):

clock

registrar

this car can clock 150mph

este coche alcanza una velocidad de 150 millas por hora

3. clock inf (hit):

clock

golpear con fuerza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Or a complete mechanical device such as a cuckoo clock, fully assembled and ready to run.

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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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But the traditional cuckoo clock is now being supplanted.

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When things start to get romantic, however, they are interrupted by a 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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However, will a small cuckoo clock prove to be the winner he is looking for?

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He informs the audience that it is the four gold bars, that he stole, which he has melted down into a new weight for the caf's cuckoo clock.

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All are commanded to be silent for the approach of the judge, a bee that emerges from a cuckoo clock, who swears all to the truth.

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The controls to this device are inside an old-fashioned cuckoo clock that hangs on the wall.

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