tell time

leer la hora

Entender qué hora marca un reloj mirando sus agujas.

En inglés sencillo: To understand what time a clock shows by looking at its hands.

• Can you tell time yet?
• My daughter learned to tell time at school.
• He tells time easily on a clock with large numbers.

Sinónimos: read a clock, tell the time

Expresiones frecuentes: learn to tell time, tell time correctly

medir el tiempo, determinar la hora

Averiguar qué hora es mediante un aparato o señales de la naturaleza.

En inglés sencillo: To find out what time it is by using a device or watching natural changes.

• A sundial can tell time.
• Sailors told time by watching the stars.
• How did people tell time before clocks existed?

Cómo se usa: tell time by something (People once told time by the position of the sun.)

Sinónimos: measure time

Expresiones frecuentes: tell time accurately, tell time outdoors