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7 y 20 horas

English translation: 7 and 4 o\'clock

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Spanish term or phrase:	7 y 20 horas
English translation:	7 and 4 o\'clock
Entered by:	Beatriz Candil Garcia

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06:16 Apr 28, 2011

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Food & Dairy

Spanish term or phrase: 7 y 20 horas

Ok here the are trying to explain proper table manners to teenagers and are using a "cutlery clock" as such for illustrative purposes. I'm not sure if this would work in English and if it does, what the accepted terms are, 7hours and 20 mins sounds odd here or 7:20 am or pm... thanks!

El reloj de los cubiertos
Los cubiertos tienen un “lenguaje secreto” que necesitamos conocer.
Mientras comemos y hacemos una pausa, para hablar o beber, los colocamos de una forma y cuando hemos terminado de comer los colocamos de otra.
7:
20 horas
RECUERDA Si CUANDO COMEMOS Y HACEMOS UNA PAUSA
Imagina que el plato es un reloj, entonces colocarás tu tenedor y cuchillo aproximadamente a las 7 y 20 horas, dejando así los cubiertos dentro del plato cruzados.

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7 and 4 o'clock

Explanation:
O'clock is used to describe a position in English. So it would be better to use 7 o'clock and 4 o'clock than "twenty past seven"

The Free Dictionary: Used to indicate relative position
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/o'clock

Hold the outside rim of the steering wheel at "9 and 3 o'clock" or slightly lower
http://www.smartmotorist.com/driving-guideline/proper-drivin...