Meaning
timer
- a device or mobile application that measures or counts down time
In a sentence
Imposta il timer del forno a venti minuti.
Set the oven timer for twenty minutes.
Ho dimenticato di attivare il timer per la pasta.
I forgot to turn on the timer for the pasta.
Il timer del cellulare è suonato all'improvviso durante la riunione.
The phone timer suddenly went off during the meeting.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| timer | masculine · singular |
| timer | masculine · plural |
| timer | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Masculine loanword from English; invariable in the plural ('i timer').