nine to five
A typical day job that occupies these working hoursThe period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day.: A typical day job that occupies these working hours; (also) the working day itself.
» He worked from nine to five.
Er hat von neun bis fünf gearbeitet.
Он работал с девяти до пяти.
Він працював з дев’ятої до п'ятої.
Meaning
3 sensesThe period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day.
A typical day job that occupies these working hours; (also) the working day itself.
2010 January-February, Lou′s Clues: Getting to Work (editorial), Ancestry Magazine, page 6, And you might decide that our 9-to-5s today just aren′t so tough.
von neun bis fünf
с девяти́ до пяти́s devjatí do pjatí
(often)The routine imposed by such a work schedule.
Going back to the nine to five after the weekend can be depressing.
(broadly)A person who works such a day job.
Examples
20 sentencesHe worked from nine to five.
Він працював з дев’ятої до п'ятої. — deniko
ruОн работал с девяти до пяти. — marafon
deEr hat von neun bis fünf gearbeitet. — mrtaistoi
Tom works from nine to five.
Том працює з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko
ruТом работает с девяти до пяти. — Selena777
deTom arbeitet von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He works from nine to five-thirty.
Він працює з дев’ятої до опів на шосту. — brambury
ruОн работает с девяти до полшестого. — Balamax
deEr arbeitet von neun bis halb sechs. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I usually work from nine to five.
Я, як правило, працюю з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko
We work from nine to five.
ruМы работаем с девяти до пяти. — Lenin_1917
deWir arbeiten von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.
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Forms
plural: nine to fives| Singular | nine to five |
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