hour

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la hora
(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).
(F)
I have a meeting in an hour.Tengo una reunión en una hora.
a. la hora
(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).
(F)
A ferry leaves for the island at a quarter past the hour.Un ferry sale para la isla a un cuarto después de la hora.
a. el momento
(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).
(M)
Losing the championship was not the team's finest hour.Perder el campeonato no fue el mejor momento del equipo.
hours
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. las horas
(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).
(F)
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.
a. las horas
(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).
(F)
Our business hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday.Las horas de negocio son de 10 am a 6 pm de lunes a viernes.
b. el horario
(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).
(M)
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) 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).
(F)
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.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct 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.
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