quarter

quarter
quarter [ˈkwɔ:tər]
1. noun
   a. ( = fourth part) quart m
• to divide sth into quarters diviser qch en quatre (parties égales)
• a quarter of a pound of cheese ≈ 120 grammes de fromage
• I bought it for a quarter of the price je l'ai acheté au quart du prix
   b. (in expressions of time) quart m (d'heure)
• a quarter of an hour un quart d'heure
• a quarter to seven
• a quarter of seven (US) sept heures moins le quart
• a quarter past six
• a quarter after six (US) six heures un quart
   c. ( = specific fourth part) [of year] trimestre m ; [of dollar] quart m de dollar, vingt-cinq cents mpl ; [of moon] quartier m
   d. ( = part of town) the Latin quarter le Quartier latin
2. plural noun
quarters ( = military lodgings) quartiers mpl
3. transitive verb
( = divide into four) diviser en quatre (parts égales)
4. adjective
quart de
• a quarter century un quart de siècle
5. compounds
► quarter final noun (Sport) quart m de finale
► quarter-finalist noun (Sport) quart de finaliste mf
► quarter-hour noun (period of time) quart m d'heure
► quarter note noun (US) noire f
► quarter pound noun quart m de livre
► quarter-pound adjective d'un quart de livre
► quarter-pounder noun hamburger contenant un steak haché d'environ 100 g
► quarter turn noun quart m de tour
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['kwɔːtə(r)] 1.
noun
1) (one fourth) quart m

quarter of an hour — quart m d'heure

2) gen, Finance (three months) trimestre m
3) (district) quartier m
4) (group) milieu m

don't expect help from that quarter — n'attends aucune aide de ce côté-là

5) (mercy) littér

to get no quarter from somebody — ne recevoir aucune pitié de la part de quelqu'un

to give no quarter — ne pas faire de quartier

6) US (25 cents) vingt-cinq cents mpl
7) US (measurement) = 12,7 kg
2.
quarters plural noun Military quartiers mpl, gen logement m

to take up quarters — se loger (in dans)

3.
pronoun
1) (25%) quart m

only a quarter passed — seul le quart a réussi

2) (in time phrases)

at (a) quarter to 11 — GB

at a quarter of 11 — US à onze heures moins le quart

an hour and a quarter — une heure et quart

3) (in age)

she's ten and a quarter — elle a dix ans et trois mois

4.
adjective

a quarter share in the company — un quart des actions de l'entreprise

a quarter century — un quart de siècle

5.
adverb

a quarter full — au quart plein

a quarter as big — quatre fois moins grand

quarter the price — quatre fois moins cher

6.
at close quarters adverbial phrase de près

to fight at close quarters — lutter au corps à corps

7.
transitive verb
1) (divide into four) couper [quelque chose] en quatre [cake, apple]
2) (accommodate) cantonner [troops]; loger [people]; abriter [livestock]

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