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"Hours" is a form of "hours", a plural noun which is often translated as "las horas". "Etc." is an abbreviation which is often translated as "etc.". Learn more about the difference between "etc." and "hours" below.
etc.(
eht
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seh
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duhr
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uh
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
1. (et cetera)
hours(
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uhrz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las horas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She said she's nearly finished making the dress, but she's been saying that for hours.Dijo que casi había terminado el vestido, pero lleva horas diciendo lo mismo.
b. el horario (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Visiting hours at the hospital are from 8 am to 8 pm daily.El horario de visitas del hospital es de las 8 am hasta las 8 pm a diario.
c. la hora (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Kate had to work after hours to finish up the year-end accounting.Kate tuvo que trabajar después de hora para terminar la contaduría del fin de año.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, the town awoke to a volcanic eruption.En la madrugada del jueves, el pueblo se despertó a una erupción volcánica.
Katrina was up till all hours reading a fascinating novel.Katrina se desveló hasta las tantas leyendo una novela fascinante.
hour
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (moment)
a. el momento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Losing the championship was not the team's finest hour.Perder el campeonato no fue el mejor momento del equipo.
