la hora (noun)

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  1. hour
  2. time (of day)
  3. appointment (e.g., “pedir hora” – to make an appointment)

Un tipo raro me preguntó la hora en el metro.

A weird guy asked me for the time on the metro.

Dormía ocho horas cada noche.

I used to sleep eight hours every night.

El detective aclaró el misterio del loro parlanchín en una hora.

The detective solved the mystery of the chatty parrot in an hour.

Levántate ya, el loro lleva media hora gritando tu nombre.

Get up already, the parrot has been shouting your name for half an hour.

Dicen la hora.

They tell the time.