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one o’clock, one hour ☊ một giờ ☊
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I need sixty minutes while they need one hour. ☊ Tôi cần sáu mươi phút trong khi họ cần một giờ. ☊ Dates and Time
like: một giờ → →
I’m not going until about 1:00 ☊ chừng một giờ tôi mới đi ☊
to not go to bed until one o’clock ☊ mãi đến một giờ đi ngũ ☊
ein Uhr ☊ một giờ ☊ 一点 ☊ yì diǎn
ein Uhr ☊ một giờ ☊ ☊
Wir haben Montag bis Sonntag von acht Uhr morgens bis elf Uhr abends geöffnet. ☊ Từ thứ hai đến Chủ nhật chúng tôi mở cửa từ tám giờ sáng đến mười một giờ đêm. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 135)
The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour. ☊ actual ☊
After an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed). ☊ after ☊
You're allowed an hour to complete the test. ☊ allow ☊
It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. ☊ allow for sb/sth ☊
We waited an hour for our lunch to arrive. ☊ arrive ☊
at an average speed of 100 miles per hour ☊ average ☊
It takes me an hour to walk there and back. ☊ back ☊
a breed of cattle/sheep ☊ breed ☊
I've only come for an hour. ☊ come ☊
Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour. ☊ delay ☊
Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice. ☊ different ☊
a drop of blood ☊ drop ☊
Would you like a drop of brandy? ☊ drop ☊
I haven't touched a drop (= drunk any alcohol) all evening. ☊ drop ☊
She was killed in a fall from a horse. ☊ fall ☊
I need about an hour to finish off this report. ☊ finish sth off ☊
I won't be finished for another hour. ☊ finished ☊
a foreign accent/language/student ☊ foreign ☊
a gentle voice/laugh/touch ☊ gentle ☊
He's been gone an hour (= he left an hour a go). ☊ go ☊
An hour and a half is allowed for the exam. ☊ half ☊
It will take about an hour to get there. ☊ hour ☊
He'll be back in an hour. ☊ hour ☊
The minimum wage was set at £5.80 an hour. ☊ hour ☊
Top speed is 120 miles per hour. ☊ hour ☊
York was within an hour's drive. ☊ hour ☊
We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour). ☊ hour ☊
a brief introduction ☊ introduction ☊
a book with an excellent introduction and notes ☊ introduction ☊
just (to do sth): I waited an hour just to see you. ☊ just ☊
Each game lasts about an hour. ☊ last ☊
My flight was an hour late. ☊ late ☊
It was an hour before the lights came on again. ☊ light ☊
There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear. ☊ limit ☊
Not a drop of alcohol passed my lips (= I didn't drink any). ☊ lip ☊
She spoke in a very loud voice. ☊ loud ☊
He has a lovely voice. ☊ lovely ☊
The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour. ☊ mile ☊
a northern accent ☊ northern ☊
I'll see you at one (= one o'clock). ☊ one ☊
The plane took off an hour late. ☊ plane ☊
a powerful voice ☊ powerful ☊
She does an hour's piano practice every day. ☊ practice ☊
a pure voice ☊ pure ☊
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. ☊ quarter ☊
I think I felt a drop of rain. ☊ rain ☊
a rare breed/plant ☊ rare ☊
You will rarely, if ever, have to wait longer than an hour. ☊ rarely ☊
Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. ☊ rate ☊
They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour. ☊ room ☊
I'll be round in an hour. ☊ round ☊
a sewing basket ☊ sewing ☊
She has a beautiful singing voice. ☊ singing ☊
a single-sex school (= for boys only or for girls only) ☊ single ☊
We stayed for an hour or so. ☊ ... or so ☊
So after shouting and screaming for an hour she walked out in tears. ☊ so ☊
They pay six pounds an hour. Something like that. ☊ something ☊
a southern accent ☊ southern ☊
He speaks with a strange accent. ☊ speak ☊
The day was split up into 6 one-hour sessions. ☊ split sth up ☊
a strong voice (= loud) ☊ strong ☊
You were supposed to be here an hour ago! ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
The plane took off an hour late. ☊ take off ☊
We talked on the phone for over an hour. ☊ talk ☊
A tear rolled down his face. ☊ tear ☊
Ann wiped a tear from her eye. ☊ tear ☊
The memory brought a tear to her eye (= made her cry). ☊ tear ☊
It never takes more than an hour. ☊ than ☊
It took us under an hour. ☊ under ☊
There is an upper limit of £20 000 spent on any one project. ☊ upper ☊
There was a vertical drop to the ocean. ☊ vertical ☊
'I promise,' she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice). ☊ voice ☊
'There you are,' said a voice behind me. ☊ voice ☊
a wire basket ☊ wire ☊