♦ clock

♦ clock
♦ clock (1) /klɒk/
n.
1 orologio (che non si porta sulla persona): digital clock, orologio digitale (di un'automobile, ecc.); to set a clock, regolare un orologio (all'ora giusta); The clock chimed midnight, l'orologio batté la mezzanotte
2 orologio marcatempo
3 (fam.) cronometro: to stop the clock, fermare il cronometro; to beat the clock, stare dentro il tempo prescritto; stare nei tempi
4 (autom., fam.) contakilometri; contamiglia; tachimetro
5 (slang GB) faccia
clock card, cartellino di presenza, cartellino segnatempo (in fabbrica) □ clock face (o clock dial), quadrante □ clock-radio, radiosveglia □ (comput.) clock speed, velocità di clock □ clock tower, torre dell'orologio □ (fam. spreg.) clock-watcher, chi non vede l'ora che finisca il lavoro (la lezione, ecc.) □ clock-watching, (lo) stare sempre a guardare l'orologio; svogliatezza □ against the clock, (lottando) contro il tempo; con i minuti contati: to work against the clock, combattere contro il tempo; lavorare con i minuti contati □ around the clock = round the clock ► sotto □ by the clock, secondo l'orologio; orologio alla mano: It's two by the clock, sono le due secondo l'orologio; l'orologio fa le due; to do st. by the clock, fare qc. tenendo d'occhio l'orologio □ (sport, fam.) to clean sb.'s clock, stracciare q.; dare una bella batosta a q.; to get one's clock cleaned, subire una batosta □ to kill the clock = to run out the clock ► sotto □ four [five, ecc.] o'clock, le quattro [le cinque, ecc.] □ to punch the clock, timbrare il cartellino (sul lavoro) □ to set the clock back, mettere indietro l'orologio; (fig., anche) tornare indietro (nel tempo), riportare indietro l'orologio, tornare al passato □ to put the clock forward (o on, o USA to set ahead the clock), mettere avanti l'orologio □ round the clock, 24 ore su 24; giorno e notte: to work round the clock, lavorare giorno e notte; round-the-clock watch, sorveglianza continua □ (sport, USA) to run out the clock, trattenere la palla; far melina (pop.) □ to watch the clock, guardare sempre l'orologio (in ansiosa attesa che qc. finisca).
clock (2) /klɒk/
n.
baghetta; freccia (motivo ornamentale d'una calza).
(to) clock /klɒk/
v. t.
1 cronometrare (una corsa, un corridore, ecc.)
2 (nelle corse) fare, realizzare (un certo tempo)
3 (fam. GB) ritoccare il contakilometri di (un'auto usata)
4 (slang, GB) vedere; notare; fissare
5 (slang, GB) dare un pugno a q.; mollare un cazzotto a (pop.); fare a cazzotti con.

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