daylight-savings time

• Prática de adiantar os relógios em uma hora durante a primavera e o verão para aproveitar melhor a luz natural do dia à tarde, sendo revertida no outono. É adotada em diversas regiões do mundo para economizar energia e estender as horas de claridade no fim do dia.

The practice of setting clocks forward by one hour during the warmer months to extend evening daylight, typically observed in many countries during spring and summer.

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   The practice of setting clocks forward by one hour during the warmer months to extend evening daylight.

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   • Daylight-savings time begins in spring and ends in autumn.
   • We lose an hour of sleep when daylight-savings time starts.
   • Many countries observe daylight-savings time to save energy.