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Learn Spanish (Latin America): la hora - the hour

Spanish (Latin America)
/How much and how many (cuánto)
/la hora

la hora

Word

la hora

Meaning

the hour

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

How much and how many (cuánto)

Usages of la hora

¿Cuántas horas trabajas en la oficina?

How many hours do you work in the office?

El hombre trabaja muchas horas.

The man works a lot of hours.

Él trabaja veintiocho o veintinueve horas a la semana.

He works twenty-eight or twenty-nine hours a week.

¿A qué hora te despiertas?

What time do you wake up?

¿A qué hora sales para la empresa con el currículum?

At what time do you leave for the company with the resume?

Estamos en la carretera por dos horas.

We are on the highway for two hours.

Camino por dos horas porque el metro está cerrado.

I walk for two hours because the metro is closed.

El aprendiz limpia el taller desde hace una hora.

The apprentice has been cleaning the workshop for an hour.

El aprendiz corta el metal desde hace tres horas.

The apprentice has been cutting the metal for three hours.

El artesano viejo está cosiendo desde hace cuatro horas.

The old artisan has been sewing for four hours.

El aprendiz guarda las herramientas del taller desde hace una hora.

The apprentice has been putting away the workshop's tools for an hour.

Hace una hora que observo la luna con este telescopio.

I have been observing the moon with this telescope for an hour.

Hace dos horas que esperamos el eclipse de luna.

We have been waiting for the lunar eclipse for two hours.

Los atletas entrenaban tantas horas como los corredores.

The athletes trained as many hours as the runners.

Quisiera hablar con el terapeuta; espero desde hace una hora.

I would like to speak with the therapist; I have been waiting for an hour.

El maratón empezó hace una hora y siguen corriendo.

The marathon started an hour ago and they're still running.

Corrí un kilómetro hace una hora y sigo entrenando.

I ran a kilometer an hour ago and I'm still training.

Hacía horas que explorábamos el balcón podrido.

We had been exploring the rotten balcony for hours.

Queremos que el cirujano se vaya por una hora.

We want the surgeon to leave for an hour.

Mi ahijada es la que habla con su madrina desde hace dos horas.

My goddaughter is the one who has been talking with her godmother for two hours.

Llevo dos horas esperando al repartidor, pero voy a comer tan pronto como llegue.

I have been waiting two hours for the delivery person, but I am going to eat as soon as he arrives.

Llevo dos horas pensando cómo habrá logrado bordar el cuello.

I have spent two hours thinking how she could have managed to embroider the collar.

Llevo dos horas forjando este hierro en el yunque.

I have been forging this iron on the anvil for two hours.

Con un buen aislamiento, el termostato trabaja menos horas de las que tú crees.

With good insulation, the thermostat works fewer hours than you think.

Uno tarda horas en salir de la mina.

One takes hours to get out of the mine.

El tatuador tarda una hora en delinear el hombro.

The tattoo artist takes an hour to outline the shoulder.

Llevo horas sin rebasar al pelotón, y hasta el ciclista más lento me pasó.

I have gone hours without overtaking the peloton, and even the slowest cyclist passed me.

Hace una hora que vigilo el pasillo.

I have been guarding the hallway for an hour.

Llevo dos horas sin orinar y el baño este está llenísimo.

I haven't peed in two hours and this restroom is very full.

Es que llevamos una hora sin usar el inodoro, ¡qué urgencia!

It's just that we haven't used the toilet in an hour, what an emergency!

El suplicio este es intolerable; llevamos una hora sin llegar al baño.

This ordeal is intolerable; we haven't reached the restroom in an hour.

Mi vejiga está llena y llevo tres horas sin orinar.

My bladder is full and I haven't peed in three hours.

La tortura esta es malísima; ustedes llevan una hora sin avanzar.

This torture is really bad; you (plural) haven't moved forward in an hour.

Es agónico, llevo tres horas sin usar el inodoro.

It is agonizing, I have gone three hours without using the toilet.

Hacía horas que la desesperanza dominaba su mente.

Despair had been dominating his mind for hours.

La duración de la prueba será estrictamente de dos horas.

The duration of the test will be strictly two hours.

Ellos se pasan las horas jugando con la consola junto al ventilador.

They spend the hours playing with the console next to the fan.

Hacía una hora que subíamos el camino escarpado durante la ventisca.

We had been climbing the steep path for an hour during the blizzard.

Voy a averiguar a qué hora sale el tren.

I'm going to find out what time the train leaves.

La clase dura una hora.

The class lasts one hour.

Trabajo más o menos ocho horas.

I work more or less eight hours.

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