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HORA (time, hour, o'clock)

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PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Por favor, que horas são agora?

Excuse me, what time is it now?

Você tem horas? São 6 horas. Do you have the time? It’s 6 o’clock.
Está na hora de dormir.

It’s time to sleep.

Esperei (por) você mais de uma hora.

I waited for you over an hour.

Quanto tempo leva/demora? Duas horas.

How long does it take? Two hours.

Eu leio o jornal na hora do almoço.

I read the newspaper at lunchtime.

Ele sempre faz tudo na última hora.

He always does everything at the last minute.

O ônibus passa de hora em hora.

The bus comes every hour.

Tome um comprimido a cada quatro horas. Take a pill every four hours.
Eu tenho hora marcada no médico às 2 horas.

I have an appointment with the doctor at 2 o’clock.

Podemos ir embora a hora que você quiser.

We can leave any time you like/want to.

Tudo tem sua hora. Everything has its time.
Tem hora que eu fico bravo/a com ele.

Sometimes I get angry with him.

Ele chegou em cima da hora.

He arrived just in time.

Eu não tenho hora pra comer. I don’t have a fixed time to eat. 
De uma hora pra outra ele sumiu.

Suddenly he disappeared.

Ele está fazendo hora.

He is killing time/taking time.

Ele sempre faz hora(s) extra(s).

He always works overtime.
A hora passa!

Time flies!

 

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