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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries출퇴근 시간
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chultoegeun sigan
"출퇴근 시간에는 지하철이 매우 혼잡합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The time during each day when traffic, business, or use of a service is at its highest and most congested level.
"Commuters experienced severe delays on the highway during the morning peak hour."
- 1
Occurring during or characteristic of a period of maximum traffic or demand.
"The railway company charges higher fares for peak-hour travel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'peak' (derived from Middle English, ultimately of uncertain origin, referring to a pointed end or maximum point) and 'hour' (from Old French 'houre', derived from Latin 'hora', meaning a specific period of time). First recorded in the early 20th century, it initially described periods of maximal electrical power demand before expanding broadly to transportation, telecommunications, and general economic activity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peak hour" is said worldwide
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heure de pointe
Transliteration: œr də pwɛ̃t
"Il est difficile de circuler à Paris pendant l'heure de pointe."
Stoßzeit
Transliteration: ʃtoːsˌtsaɪt
"Während der Stoßzeit sind die Züge meistens überfüllt."
ora di punta
Transliteration: ˈɔ.ra di ˈpun.ta
"Evita di guidare in centro durante l'ora di punta."
hora punta
Transliteration: ˈo.ɾa ˈpun.ta
"El metro va completamente lleno en la hora punta de la mañana."
hora de pico
Transliteration: ˈo.ɾɐ dʒi ˈpi.ku
"O trânsito fica impossível na hora de pico."
व्यस्त समय
Transliteration: vyast samay
"व्यस्त समय में यातायात बहुत धीमा होता है।"
高峰时间
Transliteration: gāofēng shíjiān
"尽量避免在高峰时间出行以节省时间。"
출퇴근 시간
Transliteration: chultoegeun sigan
"출퇴근 시간에는 지하철이 매우 혼잡합니다."
ラッシュアワー
Transliteration: rasshu awā
"ラッシュアワーの満員電車はとても疲れます。"
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