clock

clock
clock [klɒk]
1. noun
   a. (large) horloge f ; (smaller) pendule f ; ( = alarm clock) réveil m
• it's midday by the church clock il est midi à l'horloge de l'église
• to keep one's eyes on the clock surveiller l'heure
• to watch the clock surveiller l'heure
• to work round the clock travailler vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre
• to work against the clock travailler contre la montre
• to put the clock(s) back/forward (one hour) retarder/avancer les pendules (d'une heure)
• to turn the clock back (figurative) revenir en arrière
• this decision will put the clock back 50 years cette décision va nous ramener 50 ans en arrière
   b. (in car) (inf) compteur m
• there were 50,000 miles on the clock la voiture avait 80 000 kilomètres au compteur
2. transitive verb
   a. he clocked four minutes for the 1500 metres il a fait le 1500 mètres en quatre minutes
   b. (British = notice) (inf) voir
   c. to clock a car (inf) trafiquer (inf) le compteur d'une voiture
3. compounds
► clock card noun carte f de pointage
► clock-golf noun jeu m de l'horloge
► clock-radio noun radio-réveil m
► clock-tower noun clocher m
► clock in intransitive verb pointer (à l'arrivée)
► clock off intransitive verb pointer (à la sortie)
► clock on intransitive verb pointer (à l'arrivée)
► clock out intransitive verb pointer (à la sortie)
► clock up separable transitive verb
• he clocked up 250 kilometres il a fait 250 kilomètres au compteur
* * *
[klɒk] 1.
noun
1) (timepiece) (large) horloge f; (small) pendule f

to set a clock — mettre une pendule à l'heure

to put the clocks forward/back one hour — avancer/reculer les pendules d'une heure

he does everything by the clock — tout est minuté chez lui

to work around the clock — travailler 24 heures sur 24

to work against the clock — faire une course contre la montre

2) (timer) (in computer) horloge f (interne); (for central heating system) horloge f (incorporée)
3) (colloq) Automobile compteur m

40,000 kilometres on the clock — 40000 kilomètres au compteur

4) Sport chronomètre m
2.
transitive verb
1) (hit) flanquer un marron (colloq) à quelqu'un
2) (achieve)

to clock 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres — faire le 100 mètres en 9,6 secondes

Phrasal Verbs:
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to turn the clock back 200 years — revenir 200 ans en arrière


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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