 English |
 German |
|
|---|---|---|
on the stroke of; on the dot (prepositive); precisely; sharp; on the dot; on the nose [Am.] on the button [Am.] [coll.] (postpositive) (+ time of the day) ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "precisely"){kind=small} |
(um) Punkt, genau um; Schlag [veraltet] (+ Uhrzeit) |
|
| at three o'clock exactly/precisely | genau um drei Uhr | |
| to arrive on the dot at ten o'clock / at ten o'clock sharp / at ten on the nose | (um) Punkt zehn (Uhr) ankommen | |
| It was 11 o'clock precisely. | Es war Punkt 11 Uhr.; Es war auf den Glockenschlag genau 11 Uhr. [geh.] | |
| Each day, at the stroke of nine, she knocked softly at my door. | Jeden Tag, Schlag neun, klopfte sie leise an meine Türe. |