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How to say 'time'?

de Kantoj14, 20 de octubre de 2015

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Idioma: English

Tempodivalse (Mostrar perfil) 22 de octubre de 2015 16:24:03

In other European languages, "hour" does not have to literally mean 60 minutes - in Russian you have son chas, or sleep-hour, but this just means nap time. I guess it's a mildly idiomatic construction. And don't you have this in English? "Happy Hour" doesn't have to last one hour, does it? (Or maybe it does, I have no idea)

Vestitor (Mostrar perfil) 23 de octubre de 2015 14:47:11

Tempodivalse:In other European languages, "hour" does not have to literally mean 60 minutes - in Russian you have son chas, or sleep-hour, but this just means nap time. I guess it's a mildly idiomatic construction. And don't you have this in English? "Happy Hour" doesn't have to last one hour, does it? (Or maybe it does, I have no idea)
It's exactly the same in English, it can mean 'time or occasion'.

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