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We get off (from work) in an hour.

Japanese translation: (仕事は)1時間で終わります/（仕事から)1時間で解放されます/(仕事を)1時間でやめます

13:58 Jul 6, 2015
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English term or phrase: We get off (from work) in an hour.
I don't know, if there's a short and long form of this in Japanese, so I can add "from work" as a clarification in brackets to it, like in English. But if that's possible, then that's, how I need it translated.

Otherwise the situation should be clear. It's about finishing work in an hour from now and getting off = becoming free.
bochkor
Local time: 16:50
Japanese translation:(仕事は)1時間で終わります/（仕事から)1時間で解放されます/(仕事を)1時間でやめます
Explanation:
Yes, as you said, "get off" in this case is to leave and/or be free from whatever you are engaged in. How you translate it all depends on the context though. Is there any particular context you are in?
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RieM
United States
Local time: 16:50
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Thank you all.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3(仕事は)1時間で終わります/（仕事から)1時間で解放されます/(仕事を)1時間でやめます
RieM
4一時間で済ます。
Milind Joshi


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
we get off (from work) in an hour.
(仕事は)1時間で終わります/（仕事から)1時間で解放されます/(仕事を)1時間でやめます


Explanation:
Yes, as you said, "get off" in this case is to leave and/or be free from whatever you are engaged in. How you translate it all depends on the context though. Is there any particular context you are in?

RieM
United States
Local time: 16:50
Native speaker of: Japanese
Grading comment
Thank you all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
12 hrs
  -> ありがとうございます！
agree  YNOMIYAMA
18 hrs
  -> ありがとうございます！
agree  AyeJay: I would just add 後 so it's clear that the work did not last just an hour in its entirety, but there's just one hour left.. 仕事は、後一時間で終わる。
4 days
  -> どうもありがとうございます。
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
we get off (from work) in an hour.
一時間で済ます。


Explanation:
”一時間で済ます” is a perfect expression for we get off in an hour, I believe.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-07-06 23:18:58 GMT)
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一時間で乗り切る also suits.

Milind Joshi
Local time: 02:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MarathiMarathi
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