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hour (time period of sixty minutes) noun [UK: ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaʊər] | heure◼◼◼nom {f}You have an hour. = Tu as une heure. |
hour (unit to denote the hour, such as military usage in English) noun [UK: ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaʊər] | heures◼◼◼nom {f}Wait for six hours. = Attends six heures. |
hour hand (hand of clock) noun [UK: ˈaʊə(r) hænd] [US: ˈaʊər ˈhænd] | petite aiguille◼◼◼nom {f} |
hourglass (clock) noun [UK: ˈaʊə.ɡlɑːs] [US: ˈaʊər.ˌɡlæs] | sablier◼◼◼nom {m}The hourglass will indicate the end of the fight. = Le sablier indiquera la fin du combat. |
hourglass figure (a human body shape resembling an hourglass) noun | taille de guêpe◼◼◼nom {f} |
houri ((Islam) a nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin) noun [UK: ˈhʊə.ri] [US: ˈhʊə.ri] | houri◼◼◼nom {f} |
ampere-hour (unit of electric charge) noun [UK: ˈæm.peə ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈæm.peə ˈaʊər] | ampère-heure◼◼◼nom {m} |
block hour (aviation) noun | temps de vol cale à calenom {m} |
blue hour (period of twilight) noun | heure bleue◼◼◼nom {f} |
book of hours (illuminated devotional book from the Middle Ages) noun | livre d'heures◼◼◼nom {m} |
canonical hour (three-hour intervals) noun [UK: kə.ˈnɒ.nɪk.l̩ ˈaʊə(r)] [US: kə.ˈnɒ.nɪk.l̩ ˈaʊər] | heure canoniale◼◼◼nom {f} |
eleventh hour (The last minute) noun | à la dernière minute◼◼◼nom |
for hours (taking many hours) adverb | pendant des heures◼◼◼adverbe |
Great Hours (a particularly solemn celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church) noun | office des Grandes Heuresnom {m} |
H-hour (hour at which major event is set to begin) noun [UK: ˈeɪtʃ.ˌaʊə] [US: aʊr] | heure H◼◼◼nom {f} |
half-hour [half-hours] (period) noun [UK: hɑːf ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈhæf ˈaʊər] | demi-heure◼◼◼nom {f} |
happy hour (pub discount drinking hours) noun | 5 à 7◼◼◼nom {m} |
kilowatt-hour [kilowatt-hours] (unit of energy) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə.wɒt ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈkɪ.lə.ˌwɑːt ˈaʊər] | kilowattheure◼◼◼nom {m} kilowatt-heure◼◼◼nom {m} |
light hour (unit of distance) noun | heure-lumièrenom {f} |
man of the hour (man who has recently caught the attention of a large number of people) noun | homme du moment◼◼◼nom {m} |
megawatt-hour (unit of energy) noun | mégawattheure◼◼◼nom {m} |
office hours (times when office workers are at their desks) noun [UK: ˈɒf.ɪs ˈaʊəz] [US: ˈɑːf.əs ˈaʊərz] | heures ouvrables◼◼◼nom {f pl} |
office hours (prearranged time when a person is available) noun [UK: ˈɒf.ɪs ˈaʊəz] [US: ˈɑːf.əs ˈaʊərz] | permanence◼◼◼nom {f} |
opening hours (the regular times of day when a shop is open) noun [UK: ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ ˈaʊəz] [US: ˈoʊ.pən.ɪŋ ˈaʊərz] | heures d'ouverture◼◼◼nom {f pl} |
quarter of an hour (fifteen minutes) noun [UK: ˈkwɔː.tə(r) əv ən ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈkwɔːr.tər əv ˈæn ˈaʊər] | quart d'heure◼◼◼nom {m} |
rush hour (times of day when traffic jams are commonplace, principally due to commuting) noun [UK: rʌʃ ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈrəʃ ˈaʊər] | heure de pointe◼◼◼nom {f} |
small hours (very early morning) noun [UK: smɔːl ˈaʊəz] [US: ˈsmɒl ˈaʊərz] | petites heures◼◼◼nom {f pl} |
ungodly hour noun | heure indue◼◼◼nom {f} heure indécente◼◻◻nom {f} |
until all hours preposition | jusqu'à pas d'heure◼◼◼preposition |
watt-hour (unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour) noun [UK: wɒt ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɑːt ˈaʊər] | wattheure◼◼◼nom {m} |
wee hours (very early morning) noun | petites heures◼◼◼nom {f pl} |
wee small hours (very early morning) noun | petites heures du matin◼◼◼nom {f pl} petit matin◼◼◻nom {m} petites heures de la matinée◼◼◻nom {f pl} |
witching hour (hour after midnight, when witches were thought to be active) noun | l'heure du crime◼◼◼nom {f} |
witzchoura (woman’s fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves) noun | vitchouranom {m} |
zero-hour contract (contract) noun | contrat zéro heure◼◼◼nom {m} |