a toda hora — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- At all hours; continuously or repeatedly throughout the day and night.
- At any time; whenever (without restriction to a particular hour).
Examples
BetaMi hermano llama a toda hora para saber cómo estoy después del accidente.
My brother calls at all hours to check how I am after the accident.
Los vecinos se quejaron porque el perro ladra a toda hora y no los deja dormir.
The neighbors complained because the dog barks at all hours and doesn't let them sleep.
A toda hora llegan turistas al museo, sin importar el día o la temporada.
Tourists arrive at the museum at all hours, regardless of the day or season.
Examples:
- ES: Presto mis servicios a toda hora... día y noche.EN: I aim to give service at all times, night and day.
- ES: Los cafés, sombríos, están llenos a toda hora.EN: Dark, overcrowded cafés.
- ES: Errores como este pasan a toda hora.EN: Forget it, Emil. Mistakes like that happen all the time.
- ES: Los otros barcos deberán observar sus señales a toda hora.EN: She should be watched for signals at all times.
- ES: Maldición, se mete con mis cachos a toda hora.EN: Doggone it, she's in my horns at every turn.
- ES: Estoy dispuesto, a toda hora, a dar la vida por su seguridad y la de este navío.EN: I stand ready any hour of the day or night to give my life for their safety and for the safety of this vessel.
- ES: Le impone a toda hora su implacable presencia.EN: She is subjected to his impassive and heavy presence all day long
- ES: Que la muerte os aceche a toda hora, caminando, durmiendo, cabalgando.EN: May death blight you as you stand and walk and ride and sleep.
- ES: Porque ella ha alcanzado con la muerte el estado de regocijo perfecto que en vano yo deseo a toda hora que ansío, que anhelo. "EN: In death she has reached the perfection that we all seek in vain while we live...
- ES: Debes mantener a tus guardias listos a toda hora.EN: You gotta keep the ward right in line at all times.
- ES: Compra y vende cosas. En siete idiomas y a toda hora.EN: He buys and sells things, in seven languages, at all hours.
- ES: Seré voraz, a toda hora de cada día.EN: I will be greedy for you every hour of every day.
- ES: De ahora en más, todos irán debidamente vestidos a toda hora.EN: From now on, everyone will be properly dressed at all times.
- ES: No permitiré que callejees a toda hora.EN: I'm not having you gallivanting about all hours.
- ES: "Dicen que en el centro tienen una máquina que te espía que te sigue a todas partes, a toda hora y que ve y escucha todo."EN: "They say the centre has a Peeping Tom machine that follows you anywhere, anytime and sees and hears everything."
- ES: Si Bernard no para de hablarme a toda hora de usted.EN: Certainly. He does nothing but talk about you.
- ES: Tengo que tomar Tipfalipip Lunan de Plaxas a toda hora.EN: I have to take Titfaligitlugnanderplatz all the time.
- ES: Debes recordarlo a toda hora. La imagen de su esposa es su única obsesión.EN: You must bear in mind at all times this image of his wife is Shahbandar's lifelong obsession.
- ES: El presidente tenía un modelo a escala del campo de batalla en la Casa Blanca, para poder seguir los combates a toda hora.EN: The president had a scale-model of the battlefield installed in the White House so that he could follow the fighting there hour by hour.
- ES: Patinan a toda hora de la noche.EN: Skating all hours of the night.
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