la pendule

the clock

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the clock Usually refers to a clock, often a wall or mantel clock; it can also mean “pendulum” in other contexts.

FR: La pendule est en avance de cinq minutes.

EN: The clock is five minutes fast.

The pendulum.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

The clock has just struck ten.

The clock strikes four.

I stopped the clock at Mr. Jean’s.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Wind up the clock.

The clock is running slow.

I start the clock.

— Tár (2022)

Does the clock work?

— La Nuit américaine (1973)