cuckoo clock
A clock that announces the time by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo…A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.
» Tom bought a cuckoo clock, but his husband can't stand the noise.
Meaning
1 sensesA clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.
Kuckucksuhr
часы с кукушкойčasy s kukuškoj
clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
Examples
3 sentencesTom bought a cuckoo clock, but his husband can't stand the noise.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock – the old cuckoo clock was ticking on the wall.
Are you going to buy yourself a cuckoo clock in the Black Forest, Tom? If so, leave enough room in your case.
ruТы собираешься покупать себе в Шварцвальде часы с кукушкой, Том? Если да, то оставь свободное место в чемодане. — Wezel
deWirst du dir im Schwarzwald eine Kuckucksuhr kaufen, Tom? Dann lass dir genügend Platz im Koffer! — raggione
Translations
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Forms
plural: cuckoo clocks| Singular | cuckoo clock |
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| Plural | cuckoo clocks |
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