Usage examples of "alarm clock" in English with translation to Spanish

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The alarm clock wakes me at seven. El despertador me despierta a las siete.

Tom forgot to set his alarm clock. A Tom se le olvidó ajustar su reloj despertador.

The first item he bought was an alarm clock. Él primer objeto que él compró fue un reloj despertador.

My alarm clock didn't go off this morning. Mi reloj despertador no sonó esta mañana.

He never travels without taking an alarm clock with him. Él jamás viaja sin llevar un reloj despertador consigo.

My alarm clock didn't work. That's why I was late. Mi reloj despertador no funcionó. Es por eso que llegué tarde.

Tom set the alarm clock to go off 6:00 a.m. Tom fijó la alarma del reloj despertador a las 6:00 a.m.

You've got to set the alarm clock before you go to bed. Tienes que ajustar el reloj despertador antes de acostarte.

Yesterday the alarm clock didn't go off and Kurt didn't wake up. Ayer el despertador no sonó y Kurt no se despertó.

I have three alarm clocks so as not to oversleep. Tengo tres despertadores para no quedarme dormido.

Christopher Columbus was notorious for repeatedly snoozing his alarm clock by hitting it with his fist. Unfortunately, his "alarm clock" was usually his first mate. Cristóbal Colón era conocido por silenciar a su despertador repetidamente golpeándolo con su puño. Desafortunadamente, su "despertador" era normalmente su primer oficial.

When my alarm clock goes off, I always stop it in my sleep. Cuando suena mi alarma, siempre la corto dormido.

Tom jumped out of bed as soon as the alarm clock went off. Tom saltó de la cama apenas sonó la alarma.

The alarm clock is ringing. La alarma está sonando.

Even though the alarm clock went off, I didn't wake up. A pesar de que la alarma sonó, no me desperté.

The clock was working, but the alarm had not gone off. El reloj funcionaba, pero la alarma no había sonado.

The prisoners gave a false alarm. Los reos iniciaron una falsa alarma.

This clock is electric. Este reloj es eléctrico.

I won't wake up even if the alarm rings. No despertaré aunque suene la alarma.

The clock is wrong. El reloj está equivocado.

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