hourglass
US /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
UK /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
1.
ampulheta
a device for measuring time, consisting of two connected glass bulbs from which a quantity of sand takes an hour to pass
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The sand slowly trickled through the hourglass.
A areia escorria lentamente pela ampulheta.
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She turned the hourglass over to start the timer.
Ela virou a ampulheta para iniciar o cronômetro.
2.
figura de ampulheta, forma de ampulheta
a figure or shape that is narrow in the middle and wider at the top and bottom, resembling an hourglass
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She has an hourglass figure.
Ela tem uma figura de ampulheta.
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The vase had an elegant hourglass shape.
O vaso tinha uma elegante forma de ampulheta.