witching hour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for witching hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

witching hour [ˈwɪtʃɪŋ ˌaʊə] ADJ

the witching hour

la medianoche

Translations for witching hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

witch [Am wɪtʃ, Brit wɪtʃ] N

1. witch:

witch

bruja f

witch's brew

brebaje m

witches' sabbath

aquelarre m

2. witch (unpleasant woman):

witch

bruja f

witch

arpía f

hour [Am ˈaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈaʊə] N

1.1. hour (60 minutes):

hour

hora f

a quarter/three quarters of an hour

un cuarto/tres cuartos de hora

an hour and a half, one and a half hours

una hora y media

24 hours a day

las 24 horas del día

it's two hours' walk/drive from here

está a dos horas (de aquí) a pie/en coche

30 miles per hour

30 millas por hora

to be paid by the hour

cobrar por horas

I earn $30 an hour

gano 30 dólares por hora

1.2. hour (time of day):

hour

hora f

the clock struck the hour

el reloj dio la hora

on the hour

a la hora en punto

at twenty past the hour

a (las) y veinte

at 1600 hours

a las 16:00 horas

(at) any hour of the day or night

a cualquier hora del día o de la noche

why do you call me at this (late/ungodly) hour?

¿por qué me llamas a estas horas (intempestivas)?

to be up till all hours

estar levantado hasta las tantas inf

in the early hours of yesterday morning

ayer de madrugada

in the early hours of yesterday morning

en la madrugada de ayer

in the small hours

a altas horas (de la noche)

in the wee small hours (of the morning)

en las primeras horas de la madrugada

1.3. hour (particular moment):

hour

momento m

her/his/their finest hour

su mejor momento

in my hour of need they all deserted me

todos me abandonaron cuando más los necesitaba

the man/question of the hour

el hombre/el tema del momento

the darkest hour is or comes just before the dawn

las cosas suelen empeorar antes de mejorar

2.1. hour <hours, pl > (long time):

hour

horas fpl

it'll take hours

llevará horas

we waited for hours and hours

esperamos horas y horas

they arrived hours late

llegaron con horas de retraso

2.2. hour <hours, pl > (fixed period):

during office/business hours

en horas de oficina/trabajo

what hours do you work?

¿qué horario tienes?

what hours are you open?

¿qué horario tienen?

what hours are you open?

¿cuál es su horario de atención al publico?

doctors work long hours

los médicos tienen un día de trabajo muy largo

to work after hours

trabajar después de hora

to keep late/irregular hours

llevar una vida noctámbula/desordenada

witching hour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for witching hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

witching hour [ˈwɪtʃɪŋˌaʊəʳ, Am ˈwɪtʃɪŋˌaʊr] N liter

witching hour

medianoche f

Translations for witching hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

witch <-es> [wɪtʃ] N

1. witch (woman with magic powers):

witch

bruja f

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

witch

arpía f

hour [ˈaʊəʳ, Am ˈaʊr] N

1. hour (60 minutes):

hour

hora f

to be paid by the hour

cobrar por horas

2. hour (time of day):

at all hours of the day and night

noche y día

ten minutes to the hour

diez minutos para en punto

till all hours

hasta muy tarde

out of hours, after hour Am, Aus

fuera del horario establecido

3. hour (time for an activity):

lunch hour

hora de comer

at the agreed hour

a la hora convenida

opening hours

horario m (comercial)

4. hour (period of time):

hour

momento m

at any hour

en cualquier momento

to spend long hours doing sth

pasarse mucho tiempo haciendo algo

to change from hour to hour

cambiar cada hora

to keep irregular/regular hours

llevar un horario variable/regular

to work long hours

trabajar hasta muy tarde

hour after hour

hora tras hora

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I've been known to respond to emails at 2 a.m., 3 a.m., the witching hour.

abcnews.go.com

The play is scary at the best of times, but the witching hour could see the theatre's own ghost make an appearance.

www.independent.co.uk

You often swipe through very late at night, during the witching hour, and never snap back.

mashable.com

The witching hour from medieval times is the time believed that witches came out to do their unholy practices.

en.wikipedia.org

It encourages you to stock up on caffeine and discover how your neighbourhood transforms itself in the witching hour.

www.bjp-online.com

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

www.limerickpost.ie

Sometimes this witching hour appears early on.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You have used 75% of your cap, and it is not yet the witching hour.

www.itwire.com

It's midnight... the witching hour.

en.wikipedia.org

The fabled story of the sleep-deprived genius who is recognized for their brilliance after years of work in the witching hour might not be that far off.

www.fastcompany.com