Usage examples of "hora punta" in Spanish with translation to English

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Hubo un accidente en cadena durante la hora punta. The was a chain accident during rush hour.
Llegué tarde porque el atasco de la hora punta me retraso dos horas. A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
Es casi hora punta. It's almost rush hour.
Creo que es hora de que le saque punta a mi lápiz. I think it's time for me to sharpen my pencil.
No dijo nada con respecto a la hora. He said nothing as to the time.
Lo que se ve sobre la superficie del mar no es más que la punta de un iceberg. What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
Se tarda una hora en ir a la estación andando. It takes you an hour to go to the station on foot.
La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta. The news made my hair stand on end.
Él no va a estar en casa a la hora de almuerzo. He won't be home at lunch time.
Tom le sacó punta a un lápiz. Tom sharpened a pencil.
Esperé a mi amigo durante media hora, pero no apareció. I waited half an hour for my friend, but he didn't turn up.
El característico pelo rizo de la señora Tanaka estaba de punta tras su oreja. Mrs Tanaka's characteristic curly hair was sticking up behind her ear.
Voy a ir a tu casa en una hora. I will come to you in an hour.
Desgraciadamente me topé con el horario punta de la mañana. Unfortunately I hit the morning rush hour.
No es mucho pedir que llegues a clases a la hora. It's not too much to ask you to come to class on time.
Tenía su nombre en la punta de la lengua, pero no lograba recordarlo. His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.
¿A qué hora piensas que Tom llegue a casa? What time do you think Tom will get home?
La punta de la lanza fue bañada en un veneno mortal. The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
Comí una pizza grande con un amigo hace una hora atrás. I ate a large pizza with a friend an hour ago.
Tengo su nombre en la punta de la lengua. His name is on the tip of my tongue.
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