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quar·ter  (kwôrtr)

n.

1. One of four equal parts.

2. A coin equal to one fourth of the dollar of the United States and Canada.

3. One fourth of an hour; 15 minutes.

4. Abbr. Q

a. One fourth of a year; three months: Sales were up in the second quarter.

b. An academic term lasting approximately three months.

5. Astronomy

a. One fourth of the period of the moon's revolution around Earth.

b. One of the four phases of the moon: the first quarter; the third quarter.

6. Sports One of four equal periods of playing time into which some games, such as football and basketball, are divided.

7. One fourth of a yard; nine inches.

8. One fourth of a mile; two furlongs.

9. One fourth of a pound; four ounces.

10. One fourth of a ton; 500 pounds. Used as a measure of grain.

11. Chiefly British A measure of grain equal to approximately eight bushels.

12.

a. One fourth of a hundredweight; 25 pounds.

b. One fourth of a British hundredweight; 28 pounds.

13.

a. One of the four major divisions of the compass.

b. One fourth of the distance between any two of the 32 divisions of the compass.

c. One of the four major divisions of the horizon as determined by the four major points of the compass.

d. A region or an area of the earth thought of as falling into such a specific division of the compass.

e. Nautical The general direction on either side of a ship located 45° off the stern.

14. Nautical

a. The upper portion of the after side of a ship, usually between the aftermost mast and the stern.

b. The part of a yard between the slings and the yardarm.

15. Heraldry Any of four equal divisions of a shield.

16. One leg of an animal's carcass, usually including the adjoining parts.

17. Either side of a horse's hoof.

18. The part of the side of a shoe between the heel and the vamp.

19. quarters A place of residence, especially the buildings or barracks used to house military personnel or their dependents.

20. A proper or assigned station or place, as for officers and crew on a warship. Often used in the plural.

21. often Quarter A specific district or section, as of a city: the French Quarter.

22. An unspecified person or group. Often used in the plural: information from the highest quarters.

23. Mercy or clemency, especially when displayed or given to an enemy.

adj.

1. Being one of four equal or equivalent parts.

2. Being one fourth of a standard or usual value.

v. quar·tered, quar·ter·ing, quar·ters

v.tr.

1.

a. To divide into four equal or equivalent parts.

b. To quartersaw.

2. To divide or separate into a number of parts.

3. To dismember (a human body) into four parts.

4. Heraldry To divide (a shield) into four equal areas with vertical and horizontal lines.

5.

a. To mark or place (holes, for example) a fourth of a circle apart.

b. To locate and adjust (one machine part) at right angles to its connecting part within the machine.

6. To furnish with housing: quartered the troops in an old factory building.

7. To traverse (an area of ground) laterally back and forth while slowly advancing forward.

v.intr.

1. To take up or be assigned lodgings.

2. To cover an area of ground by ranging over it from side to side.

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[Middle English, from Old French quartier, from Latin qurtrius, from qurtus, fourth; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: When referring to the time of day, the article a is optional in phrases such as (a) quarter to (or of, before, or till) nine; (a) quarter after (or past) ten.

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quarter [ˈkwɔːtə]

n

1. (Mathematics) one of four equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, amount, etc.

2. (Mathematics) Also called fourth the fraction equal to one divided by four (1/4)

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) US and Canadian a quarter of a dollar; 25-cent piece

4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a hundredweight. 1 US quarter is equal to 25 pounds; 1 Brit quarter is equal to 28 pounds

5. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) short for quarter-hour

6. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a fourth part of a year; three months

7. (Astronomy) Astronomy

a.  one fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth

b.  either of two phases of the moon, first quarter or last quarter when half of the lighted surface is visible from the earth

8. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Informal a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces

9. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Brit a unit of capacity for grain, etc., usually equal to 8 U.K. bushels

10. (General Sporting Terms) Sport one of the four periods into which certain games are divided

11. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the part of a vessel's side towards the stern, usually aft of the aftermost mast the port quarter

12. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the general direction along the water in the quadrant between the beam of a vessel and its stern the wind was from the port quarter

13. (Social Science / Human Geography) a region or district of a town or city the Spanish quarter

14. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a region, direction, or point of the compass

15. (sometimes plural) an unspecified person or group of people to get word from the highest quarter

16. mercy or pity, as shown to a defeated opponent (esp in the phrases ask for or give quarter)

17. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the four limbs, including the adjacent parts, of the carcass of a quadruped or bird a hind quarter of beef

18. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science the side part of the wall of a horse's hoof

19. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

20. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry one of four more or less equal quadrants into which a shield may be divided

21. (Military) (Transport / Nautical Terms) Military slang short for quartermaster

vb

1. (tr) to divide into four equal or nearly equal parts

2. (tr) to divide into any number of parts

3. (tr) (esp formerly) to dismember (a human body) to be drawn and quartered

4. (Military) to billet or be billeted in lodgings, esp (of military personnel) in civilian lodgings

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) (intr) (of gun dogs or hounds) to range over an area of ground in search of game or the scent of quarry

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) Nautical (of the wind) to blow onto a vessel's quarter the wind began to quarter

7. (History / Heraldry) (tr) Heraldry

a.  to divide (a shield) into four separate bearings with a cross

b.  to place (one set of arms) in diagonally opposite quarters to another

adj

being or consisting of one of four equal parts a quarter pound of butter See also quarters

[from Old French quartier, from Latin quartārius a fourth part, from quartus fourth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quarter - one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent, fourth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
	2.	quarter - a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" city district - a district of a town or city ghetto - formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto" casbah, kasbah - an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located medina - the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa skid road - the district of a town frequented by loggers barrio - a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
	3.	quarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal professional basketball - playing basketball for money division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
	4.	quarter - a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock" time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods 60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"
	5.	quarter - one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" academic year, school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying academic session, academic term, school term, session - the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
	6.	quarter - a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	7.	quarter - one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
	8.	quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights lb, pound - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds" stone - an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone" cental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, quintal, centner - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
	9.	quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet bushel - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks long hundredweight, cwt, hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
	10.	quarter - a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
	11.	quarter - an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	12.	quarter - the rear part of a ship               after part, stern, poop, tail escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
	13.	quarter - piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp piece of leather - a separate part consisting of leather upper - piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"
	14.	quarter - clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" mercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
Verb	1.	quarter - provide housing for (military personnel) billet, canton armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" lodge, accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
	2.	quarter - pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" draw and quarter, draw kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	3.	quarter - divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" section, segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
	4.	quarter - divide by four; divide into quarters arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations fraction, divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

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quarter

noun

1. district, region, neighbourhood, place, point, part, side, area, position, station, spot, territory, zone, location, province, colony, locality He wandered through the Chinese quarter.

2. source, place, point, person, spot, direction, location Help came from an unexpected quarter.

3. mercy, pity, compassion, favour, charity, sympathy, tolerance, kindness, forgiveness, indulgence, clemency, leniency, forbearance, lenity It is bloody brutal work, with no quarter given.

plural noun

lodgings, rooms, accommodation, post, station, chambers, digs (Brit. informal), shelter, lodging, residence, dwelling, barracks, abode, habitation, billet, domicile, cantonment (Military) Mckinnon went down from the deck to the officers' quarters.

verb

accommodate, house, lodge, place, board, post, station, install, put up, billet, give accommodation, provide with accommodation Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.

Translations

quarter [ˈkwɔːtəʳ]

A. N

1. (= fourth part) [of kilo, kilometre, second] → cuarto m; [of price, population] → cuarta parte f
a quarter of a mile → un cuarto de milla
a quarter (of a pound) of tea → un cuarto de libra de té
for a quarter of the price → por la cuarta parte del precio
to divide sth into quarters → dividir algo en cuartos or en cuatro
the tank was only a quarter full → el depósito sólo estaba a un cuarto de su capacidad
it's a quarter gone already → ya se ha gastado la cuarta parte
I'm a quarter Spanish → tengo una cuarta parte de sangre española

2. (in time) → cuarto m
a quarter of an hour/century → un cuarto de hora/siglo
an hour and a quarter → una hora y cuarto
three quarters of an hour → tres cuartos de hora
it's a quarter past or > after seven (US) → son las siete y cuarto
it's a quarter to or > of seven (US) → son las siete menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las siete(LAm)

3. (specific fourth parts)

3.1. (US, Canada) (= 25 cents) → (moneda f de)cuarto m de dólar

3.2. [of year] → trimestre m
to pay by the quarter → pagar trimestralmente or al trimestre or cada tres meses

3.3. [of moon] → cuarto m
when the moon is in its first/last quarter → cuando la luna está en cuarto creciente/menguante

4. (= part of town) → barrio m
the business quarter → el barrio comercial
the old quarter → el casco viejo or antiguo

5. (= direction, area) protest is growing in some quarters → las protestas aumentan en algunos círculos
from all quarters → de todas partes
at close quarters → de cerca
he fired two shots at close quarters → disparó dos tiros a quemarropa
they are spread over the four quarters of the globe → se extienden por todos los rincones or por todas partes del mundo
help came from an unexpected quarter → la ayuda nos llegó de un lugar inesperado

6. (Naut, Geog) [of compass] → cuarta f
the port/starboard quarter [of ship] → la aleta de babor/estribor
the wind was from the port quarter → el viento soplaba de babor
the wind is in the right quarter → el viento sopla en dirección favorable

7. (Heraldry) → cuartel m

8. (frm) (= mercy) → clemencia f
they knew they could expect no quarter → sabían que no podían esperar clemencia
to give (sb) no quarter → no dar cuartel(a algn)

9. quarters (= accommodation)

9.1. (for staff) (= building, section) → dependencias fpl; (= rooms) → cuartos mpl, habitaciones fpl
the servants' quarters → las dependencias del servicio
they're living in very cramped quarters → viven hacinados
the cramped quarters of the space capsule → el reducido espacio de la cápsula espacial
see also living D

9.2. (Mil) (= barracks) → cuartel msing (also sleeping quarters) → barracones mpl
the crew's/officers' quarters (on ship) → las dependencias de la tripulación/de los oficiales
see also married B

B. ADJ → cuarto
he has a quarter share → tiene una cuarta parte
a quarter pound/century → un cuarto de libra/siglo

C. VT

1. (= divide into four) [+ apple, potato] → cortar en cuatro(trozos); [+ carcass, body] → descuartizar
see also hang A3.1

2. (Mil) → acuartelar, alojar
our soldiers are quartered in Ramsey → nuestros soldados están acuartelados en Ramsey

3. (= range over) [person] → recorrer
to quarter the ground [dog] → buscar olfateando; [bird] → escudriñar el terreno

D. CPD quarter day N (gen) primer día del trimestre (Fin) el día del vencimiento de un pago trimestral
quarter light N (Brit) (Aut) → ventanilla f direccional
quarter note N (US) (Mus) → negra f
quarter tone N → cuarto m de tono
quarter turn N → cuarto m de vuelta

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quarter [ˈkwɔː^rtə^r]

n

(= fourth part) → quart m
to be a quarter the size of sth → être quatre fois plus petit(e) que qch
to cut sth into quarters [+ apple, pepper, tomato] → couper qch en quartiers; [+ material, pastry] → couper qch en quatre
to divide sth into quarters → partager qch en quatre three quarters

(in time expressions) → quart m
a quarter of an hour → un quart d'heure
it's a quarter to 3, it's a quarter of 3 (US) → il est 3 heures moins le quart
it's a quarter past 3, it's a quarter after 3 (US) → il est 3 heures et quart three quarters

[year] → trimestre m

(= district) → quartier m

(US, Canadian) (= 25 cents) → (pièce f de) vingt-cinq cents mpl

(= group)
Help came from an unexpected quarter
BUT L'aide est venue de là où on ne l'attendait pas.
in some quarters (= among some people) → dans certains milieux
from all quarters (= from all sides) → de tous côtés

[moon] → quartier m

vt

(= divide into four) [+ fruit, vegetable] → couper en quartiers

(= reduce to a quarter) → diviser par quatre

(MILITARY) → caserner, cantonner quarters

npl

(= rooms) → logement m (MILITARY) → quartiers mpl, cantonnement m

at close quarters [watch, observe] → de très près

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quarter

n

(= fourth part) → Viertel nt; to divide something into quarters → etw in vier Teile teilen; the bottle was a quarter/three-quarters full → die Flasche war zu einem Viertel/zu drei Vierteln gefüllt, die Flasche war viertel/drei viertel voll; a quarter (of a pound) of tea → ein Viertel(pfund) Tee; a mile and a quarter → eineinviertel Meilen; a quarter of a mile → eine Viertelmeile; it was a quarter as big as the other one → es war ein Viertel so groß wie das andere; for a quarter (of) the price, for quarter the price → zu einem Viertel des Preises

(in expressions of time) → Viertel nt; a quarter of an hour → eine Viertelstunde; a quarter to seven, a quarter of seven (US) → (ein) Viertel vor sieben, drei viertel sieben (dial); a quarter past six, a quarter after six (US) → (ein) Viertel nach sechs, viertel sieben (dial); it’s just on the quarter → es ist gerade Viertel; the clock strikes the quarters → die Uhr schlägt alle Viertelstunde; the clock has just struck the quarter → die Uhr hat eben Viertel or die Viertelstunde geschlagen; an hour and a quarter → eineinviertel Stunden, fünf viertel Stunden

(= fourth of year) → Vierteljahr nt, → Quartal nt; paid by the quarter → vierteljährlich bezahlt; a quarter’s rent → die Miete für ein Quartal

(US) → Vierteldollar m, → 25-Cent-Stück nt

(= district in town) → Viertel nt

(= area) he has travelled in every quarter of the globe → er hat schon alle Ecken der Welt bereist; they came from all quarters of the earth → sie kamen aus allen Teilen der Welt; in these quarters → in dieser Gegend

(= direction) → (Himmels)richtung f; they came from all quarters → sie kamen aus allen Himmelsrichtungen

(Naut: = direction of wind) → Richtung f; what quarter is the wind in? → aus welcher Richtung kommt der Wind?

(= side) → Seite f; (= place) → Stelle f; he won’t get help from that quarter → von dieser Seite wird er keine Hilfe bekommen; in high quarters → höheren Orts; in various quarters → an verschiedenen Stellen; at close quarters → in der Nähe; (= from nearby) → aus der Nähe; they were unaccustomed to fighting at close quarters → sie waren nicht an den Nahkampf gewöhnt

quarters pl (= lodgings) → Quartier nt (also Mil), → Unterkunft f; to take up one’s quarters (Mil) → sein Quartier beziehen; to be confined to quarters (Mil) → Stubenarrest haben

(Naut, for battle) → Posten m; to take up one’s quarters → Posten beziehen

(Naut, = part of ship) → Achterschiff nt; on the port quarter → backbord; on the starboard quarter → steuerbord

(= mercy in battle) → Schonung f, → Pardon m; to give quarter → Schonung or Pardon gewähren; he gave no quarter → er kannte kein Pardon; no quarter was asked for and none given → es wurde auf beiden Seiten schonungslos gekämpft

(Her) → Wappenfeld nt

(of moon) → Viertel nt

(Sport, of match) → (Spiel)viertel nt

(Measure) → ˜ Viertelzentner m

adj → Viertel-; quarter pound/mile → Viertelpfund nt → /-meile f; the/a quarter part → das/ein Viertel

vt

(= cut into four) → vierteln; beef, horse → (in vier Teile) zerlegen; traitor’s body → vierteilen

(= lodge) → unterbringen, einquartieren (also Mil) → (on bei)

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quarter:

quarterback

n (US)

(Ftbl) → Quarterback m

(= chief coordinator etc) → Leiter(in) m(f)

quarter day

n → Quartalstag m

quarterdeck

n (Naut) → Achterdeck nt, → Quarterdeck nt

quarterfinal

n → Viertelfinalspiel nt

quarterfinalist

n → Teilnehmer(in) m(f) → am Viertelfinale

quarter horse

n (breed of horse) → Quarter Horse nt

quarter-hour

n → Viertelstunde f

adj

(lasting 15 minutes) → viertelstündig

(every 15 minutes) → viertelstündlich

quarter-hourly

adj, adv → viertelstündlich

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quarter:

quarter note

n (US Mus) → Viertel (→ note f) nt

quarter-note

adj quarter rest → Viertelpause f

quarter-pounder

n (Cook) → Viertelpfünder m

quarter sessions

pl → vierteljährliche Gerichtssitzungen pl

quarterstaff

n (Hist) → Schlagstock m

quarter tone

n → Vierteltonintervall nt

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quarter [ˈkwɔːtəʳ]

1. n

a. (fourth part) → quarto; (of year) → trimestre m
a quarter (of a pound) of tea → un etto di tè
a quarter of a century → un quarto di secolo
to divide sth into quarters → dividere qc in quattro (parti)
to pay by the quarter → pagare trimestralmente

b. (Am, Canada) (25 cents) → quarto di dollaro, 25 centesimi

c. (time) a quarter of an hour → un quarto d'ora
an hour and a quarter → un'ora e un quarto
it's a quarter to or (Am) of 3 → sono le 3 meno un quarto, manca un quarto alle 3
it's a quarter past or (Am) after 3 → sono le 3 e un quarto

d. (district) → quartiere m

e. (direction) from all quarters → da tutte le parti or direzioni
at close quarters → a distanza ravvicinata
you won't get any help from that quarter → non otterrai nessun aiuto da quella parte

f. quarters npl (accommodation) → alloggio (Mil) → quartiere m; (temporary) → alloggiamento

g. to give sb no quarter → essere implacabile verso qn

2. vt

a. (divide into four) → dividere in quattro (parti)

b. (Mil) → alloggiare

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quarter

n quarter [ˈkwoːtə]

1 one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours. kwart رُبْع четвърт čtvrtina, čtvrt kvart; kvarter; kvartal das Viertel τέταρτο cuarto veerand یک چهارم neljännes quart רֶבַע चौथाई भाग četvrtina negyed (rész) seperempat fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér quarto ４分の１ 4분의 1 ketvirtis ceturtdaļa satu per empat kwart, kwartier, kwartaal fjerde-/firedel, kvart, kvarter ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwartał quarto sfert четверть; квартал štvrtina, štvrť četrtina četvrtina fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal หนึ่งในสี่ส่วน dörtte bir, çeyrek 四分之一 чверть, четверть کسی چیز کا چوتھائی حصّہ một phần tư 四分之一

2 in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar. vyf en twintig sent قِطْعَة نَقْدِيَّه: رُبْع دولار монета от 25 цента čtvrťák kvartdollar der Vierteldollar κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου veinticinco centavos veerand dollarit بیست و پنج سنت neljännesdollari vingt-cinq cents רֶבַע דוֹלָר, 25 סֶנט डॉलर का चौथाई हिस्सा četvrt dolara negyed dollár(os) seperempat dolar fjórðungur úr dollara/dal (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro) 25セント 4분의 1달러, 25센트 25 centų moneta divdesmit pieci centi syiling dua puluh lima sen kwart dollar kvartdollar, 25 cent ćwierć dolara moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos douăzeci şi cinci de cenţi 25 центов štvrťdolár 25 centov dvadesetpet centi 25 cent, 25-centsmynt 25 เซ็นต์ çeyrek, 25 sent (美國，加拿大的)二十五分硬幣 25 центів پچیس امریکی یا کینیڈا کے سینٹ یا اس مالیت کا سکّہ đồng 25 xu （美国，加拿大的）二十五分硬币

3 a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live He lives in the Polish quarter of the town. stadswyk, buurt حَي في المَدينَه квартал čtvrť kvarter; bydel das Viertel συνοικία barrio linnajagu, kvartal محله kaupunginosa quartier רוֹבָע इलाके četvrt (város)negyed daerah tempat tinggal (borgar)hverfi quartiere 地域 (도시 등의 특수한) 구역, 지구 kvartalas kvartāls kawasan wijk bydel, kvarter, strøk dzielnica bairro cartier квартал štvrť, časť četrt kvart kvarter ที่พักอาศัย bölge, semt, mahalle (城鎮中尤指某族群聚居的)區 квартал شہر میں کسی خاص طبقے کی بستی khu phố; quận （城市中的）地区

4 a direction People were coming at me from all quarters. oorde جِهَه، مَكان посока strana, směr retning die Gegend πλευρά, σημείο dirección, (de todas) partes suund جهت suunta de toutes parts כִיווּן दिशा pravac irány penjuru átt parte, direzione 方角 네 방위(동서남북) 중의 하나 pusė, šalis puse; mala; virziens arah kant retning, kant, hold, hjørne strona (świata) direcçao direcţie место, сторона strana smer pravac håll เขต yön, taraf 方向 сторона світу سمت یا علاقہ phương hướng 方向

5 mercy shown to an enemy. genade, kwartier رَحْمَه милост milost nåde die Schonung έλεος σε ηττημένο εχθρό gracia armuandmine امان armo grâce חֲנִינָה दुश्मन को क्षमादान milost kegyelem belas kasihan grið grazia 慈悲 관대, 자비 pasigailėjimas žēlastība belas kasihan genade nåde, grid łaska perdao milă пощада milosť milost milost pardon, nåd ความกรุณาต่อศัตรู merhamet, insaf 饒恕 пощада, помилування دشمن کے لۓ رحم sự tha chết cho hàng binh 宽恕

6 the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters. kwart فَخْذ البَقَر плешка čtvrtina stykke; -stykke das Hinterviertel το πόδι σφαγίου cuarto kints(utükk) پا و کفل؛ شقه neljännes quartier רֶבַע-עוֹף बड़े जानवरों की टांग četvrtina (hátsó) fertály daging bagian kaki kjötlæri; lærstykki quarto 獣の足の部分 네발짐승 몸뚱이의 4분의 1(사지 중 하나 포함) pasturgalis (kautķermeņa) ceturtdaļa; gurns kaki kwartier kvart (bakpart av) gris/okse, osv. ćwiartka pernil ciozvârtă четвертина (туши) štvrť del živali but bakfjärding, bakdel ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในสี่ส่วน bacak (常指大型動物)包括整條腿的大塊肉 чверть туші ایک ٹانگ یا بازو کو ملا کر góc tư của con vật 包括整条腿的大块肉

7 the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself. kwartier ربيع أوَّل أو ربيع ثانٍ фаза на луната čtvrť ny; næ das erste/dritte Mondviertel τέταρτο σελήνης cuarto kuuveerand تربیع؛ چهارۀ ماه neljännes quartier רִבעוֹן पहले और तीसरे सप्ताह के चांद का आकार četvrtina holdnegyed seperempat, sepasi kvartil, tunglfjórðungur quarto 弦 현(弦): 달이 구(矩)와 삭망 사이의 궤도를 움직이는 기간 jaunatis, delčia augošs/dilstošs mēness bulan sabit kwartier måne i ny eller ne kwadra quarto pătrar четверть štvrť krajec četvrt månkvarter พระจันทร์เสี้ยว yarım ay, dördün 上弦月或下弦月 чверть Місяця چاند کے محل وقوع کے پہلے اور تیسرے اور پہلے اور چوتھے ہفتے کے آخر میں اس کی شکل tuần trăng 月球公转的四分之一，（月球的）弦

8 one of four equal periods of play in some games. kwartier رُبْع اللعْبَه период čtvrtina omgang das Spielviertel τέταρτο παιχνιδιού, περίοδος παιχνιδιού cuarto (mängu)neljandik کوارتر neljännes quart רִבעוֹן कुछ खेलों में चार बराबर हिस्सों में से एक भाग četvrtina negyed seperempat, babak leikfjórðungur tempo クオーター 한 시합의 4구분의 하나 vienas iš keturių kėlinių (spēles) ceturtdaļa/periods suku kwart omgang kwarta quarto sfert четверть štvrtina četrtina četvrtina period เวลาการแข่งขันในช่วงสุดท้ายของสี่ช่วง oyunun dörtte biri (某些球賽的)四分之一場，節 чверть کچھ کھیلوں کے چار برابر حصوں میں سے ایک một phần tư ván đấu （某些比赛的）四分之一场

9 a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length. kwartaal فَصل دِراسي في الكُلِّيَّه срок, семестър trimestr semester das Viertel ακαδημαϊκό τρίμηνο trimestre õppeveerand ترم vuosineljännes trimestre רִבעוֹן कालेज इत्यादि में अध्ययन का काल tromjesečje negyedév kuartal önn trimestre 学期 (4학기제 학교의) 한 학기 ketvirtis ceturksnis semester trimester termin trymestr trimestre trimestru семестр;четверть semester četrtletje semestar kvartalstermin, halv termin ช่วงเวลาสามเดือนของปีปฏิทิน çeyrek öğretim yılı 四學期制學院的一學期，通常為期10到12週 чверть کالج میں پڑھائی کی ایک مدّت học phần （每学年分为四学期制度中的）一学期

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1 to cut into four equal parts We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share. kwarteer يُقَسِّم إلى أرباع разделям на четири (roz)čtvrtit dele i fjerdedele vierteln κόβω στα τέσσερα cortar en cuatro neljaks osaks lõikama به چهار بخش تقسیم کردن paloitella neljään osaan couper en quatre לְחַלֵק לְאַרבָּע चार भाग में काटना raščetvoriti négy részre oszt membelah empat skipta í fernt dividere in quattro ４つに分ける 4(등)분하다 perpjauti į keturias dalis sadalīt četrās daļās memotong empat in vieren verdelen dele i fire pokroić na cztery części cortar aos quartos a tăia în patru разрезать на четыре части (roz)štvrtiť razrezati na štiri dele iseći na četiri dela dela i fyra delar หนึ่งในสี่ส่วน dört eşit parçaya bölmek 把...分為四等分 ділити на чотири рівні частини چار برابر حصوں میں کاٹنا chia thành bốn phần bằng nhau 把...分为四等分

2 to divide by four If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job. in vier verdeel يُقَسِّم على أرْبَعَه разделям dělit čtyřmi reducere til en fjerdedel vierteilen διαιρώ δια τέσσερα dividir en cuatro, cuartear neljaks jagama یک چهارم کردن jakaa neljällä diviser en quatre לְחַלֵק לְאַרבָּע चार से भाग देना podijeliti na četiri dijela négyfelé oszt membagi empat deila með fjórum dividere in quattro ４で割る 사지로 나누다 dalyti iš keturių dalīt ar četri membahagi empat in vieren delen dele på/med fire podzielić na cztery części dividir em quatro a micşora de patru ori делить на четыре части deliť štyrmi razdeliti na štiri dele podeliti sa četiri dela med fyra แบ่งออกเป็นสี่ส่วน dörde bölmek …除以四 ділити на чотири частини چار سے تقسیم کرنا chia bốn 用四除，用...的四分之一

3 to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay The soldiers were quartered all over the town. inkwartier يُنْزِل، يأوي الجُنود разквартирувам ubytovat indkvartere einquartieren παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω acuartelar, alojar majutama جا دادن majoittaa cantonner לְאָכסֵן חָייַלִים सैनिकों को रहने की जगह देना smjestiti elszállásol tempat hÿsa acquartierare, alloggiare 宿営させる (병사를) 숙영시키다 apgyvendinti izvietot; izmitināt menempatkan inkwartieren innkvartere zakwaterować aquartelar a încartirui расквартировывать ubytovať nastaniti smestiti inkvartera การจัดหาที่พักให้ทหาร yerleştirmek, konaklatmak 提供(士兵)駐紮 розквартировувати کسی (فوجی کو) اقامت فراہم کرنا cung cấp chỗ ở cho ai 驻扎，住宿

adj quarterly

happening, published etc once every three months a quarterly journal; quarterly payments. driemaandeliks كُل رُبْع سَنَه، فَصْلِيّاً тримесечие čtvrtletní kvartårlig; kvartalsvis vierteljährlich τριμηνιαίος trimestral kvartali- سه ماهه neljännesvuosittainen trimestriel רִבעוֹן त्रैमासिक tromjesečnik negyedév(enként)i triwulanan ársfjórðungslegur trimestrale ３ケ月ごとの 3개월마다 한 번의 ketvirčio ceturkšņa- suku tahunan driemaandelijks kvartals-, kvartårlig kwartalny trimestral trimestrial (по)квартальный štvrťročný četrtleten tromesečni kvartals- สิ่งตีพิมพ์ที่ออกทุก 3 เดือน üç aylık, her üç ayda bir olan 每季的 квартальний ہر تین مہینے کے وقفے پر شائع یا واقع ہونے والا hàng quý 季度的

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once every three months We pay our electricity bill quarterly. driemaandeliks, kwartaalliks كل رُبْع سَنَه، كُل ثلاثَة أشْهُر тримесечно čtvrtletně kvartalsvis vierteljährlich ανά τρίμηνο trimestralmente kord kvartalis هر سه ماه یکبار neljännesvuosittain trimestriellement כל רִבעוֹן त्रैमासिक की रीति से svaka tri mjeseca, tromjesečno negyedévenként tiga bulan sekali ársfjórðungslega trimestralmente ３ケ月ごとに 3개월마다 kas ketvirtį reizi ceturksnī/trijos mēnešos setiap tiga bulan per kwartaal hvert kvartal kwartalnie trimestralmente trimestrial ежеквартально štvrťročne četrtletno tromesečno en gång i kvartalet ทุก 3 เดือนคือ 4 ครั้งใน 1 ปี üç aylık, üç ayda bir 每季地 раз на три місяці, раз на квартал ہر تین مہینے میں hàng quý 按季度地

plural ˈquarterlies – n

a magazine etc which is published once every three months. kwartaalblad مَجَلَّة فَصْلِيَّه тримесечник čtvrtletník kvartalsskrift die Vierteljahresschrift τριμηνιαίο έντυπο publicación trimestral kvartaliväljaanne مجله سه ماهه neljännesvuosittainen aikakauslehti publication trimestrielle רִבעוֹן त्रैमासिक tromjesečnici negyedévenként megjelenő folyóirat tiga bulanan ársfjórðungsrit pubblicazione trimestrale 季刊誌 계간지 ketvirčio žurnalas ceturkšņa žurnāls majalah suku tahunan driemaandelijks tijdschrift kvartalstidsskrift kwartalnik trimestral publicaţie trimestrială ежеквартальное издание štvrťročník četrtletnik tromesečnik kvartalstidskrift สิ่งตีพิมพ์ที่ออกทุก 3 เดือน üç ayda bir çıkan yayın 季刊 журнал, що виходить раз на три місяці کوئی رسالہ جو ہر تین مہینے میں شائع ہوتا ہو tạp chí xuất bản hàng quý 季刊

n pl quarters

a place to stay especially for soldiers. kwartiere مَساكِن الضُّبّاط казарма ubikace; ležení kvarter das Quartier κατάλυμα, καταυλισμός cuartel majutuskoht محل اقامت majoitustilat quartiers מְגוּרֵי חַייָלִים मकान smještaj szállás(hely) tempat tinggal vistarverur alloggiamento 宿営 막사 kareivinės kazarmas berek tentera kwartier innkvartering, kvarter kwatera quartel cameră казармы; квартиры ubikácia; vojenský tábor stan smeštaj kvarter, förläggning ค่ายทหาร lojman 宿舍，營房 казарми; стоянка اقامت (فوجیوں کے لۓ) کا انتظام doanh trại 营房

n quarter-deck

the part of the upper deck of a ship between the stern and the mast nearest it. kwartdek سَطْح مُؤَخَّر السَّفينَه кватердек ubytovací paluba agterdæk das Achterdeck τμήμα του υψηλότερου καταστρώματος πλοίου alcázar kvartertekk پیش پاشنه kannen peränpuoli gaillard d'arrière סִיפּוּן עֶליוֹן जहाज के अफसरों के लिए सुरक्षित डेक krmena paluba za časnike broda tatfedélzet geladak belakang afturþilfar casseretto 後甲板 선미 갑판 jutas, škancai kvarterklājs geladak belakang achterdek akterdekk nadbudówka tombadilho pupa квартердек ubytovacia paluba krmni krov zadnja paluba akterdäck ดาดฟ้าเรือจากท้ายเรือไปยังกลางเรือ en üst güverte 後甲板區 ют جہاز کے بالائی عرشے کا دنبالے کی طرف کا حصّہ boong tàu 后甲板

n quarter-ˈfinal

(often in plural) the third-last round in a competition. kwarteindrondte الرَّبْع الأخير четвърт финал čtvrtfinále kvartfinale das Viertelfinale προημιτελικός cuarto de final veerandfinaal دوره یک چهارم نهایی neljännesfinaali quart de finale רֶבָע גְמָר क्वार्टर फाइनल, निर्णायक प्रतियोगिता के पूर्व के चार खेल četvrtfinale negyeddöntő perempatfinal fjórðungsúrslit quarto di finale 準々決勝 준준결승 ketvirtfinalis ceturtdaļfināls suku akhir kwartfinale kvartfinale ćwierćfinał quartos de final sfert de finală четвертьфинал štvrťfinále četrtfinale četvrtfinale kvartsfinal รอบก่อนชิงชนะเลิศ çeyrek final 半準決賽，前八強 чверть-фінал آخری مقابلے سے دو مرحلے پہلے کھیلا جانے والا میچ tứ kết 四分之一决赛

n quarter-ˈfinalist

kwarteindfinalis, speler(span) wat die kwarteindrondte behaal het مُشْتَرِك في ألعاب الرُّبْع الأخير четвърт финалист účastník čtvrtfinále kvartfinalist der/die Teilnehmer(in) am Viertelfinale ομάδα προημιτελικού cuartofinalista veerandfinalist شرکت کننده در دوره یک چهارم نهایی neljännesvälierän pelaaja quart de finaliste מִשתַתֵף בְּרֶבָע גְמָר क्वार्टर फाइनल में जीत हासिल करने वाला खिलाड़ी या टीम četvrtfinalist negyeddöntős peserta perempatfinal e-r sem hefur komst í gegnum fjórðungsúrslitakeppni (squadra che va ai quarti di finale) ８強の１ ketvirtfinalio dalyvis ceturtdaļfināla sacīkšu dalībnieks peserta suku akhir kwartfinalist kvartfinalist ćwierćfinalista que vai aos quartos de final calificat în sferturi четвертьфиналист účastník štvrťfinále četrtfinalist četvrtfinalista kvartsfinalist ผู้เข้าแข่งขันในรอบก่อนรอบสุดท้าย çeyrek finalist 參加四分之一決賽的運動員(或運動隊) чверть-фіналіст کوارٹر فائنل میں کھیلنے کے لۓ اہل ٹیم người/đội vào tứ kết 参加四分之一决赛的运动员（或运动队）

n quartermaster

an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc. kwartiermeester ضابِط التَّموين والإمدادات интендант ubytovací důstojník kvartermester der Quartiermeister οικονόμος, επιμελητής (στο στρατό) oficial de intendencia varustusülem سر رشته دار huoltopäällikkö intendant militaire אַפסָנַאי क्वार्टर मास्टर, फौजी अफसर जो आवास व रसद की व्यवस्था करता है podčasnik za logistiku szállásmester perwira intendans ráðsmaður furiere, maresciallo d'alloggio 補給係将校 보급계 장교 kvartirmeisteris kvartīrmeistars kuartermaster kwartiermeester intendanturoffiser kwatermistrz oficial intendente ofiţer însărcinat cu apro­vi­zionarea квартирмейстер ubytovací dôstojník intendant navigacioni oficir kvartermästare ทหารที่ทำหน้าที่ดูแลเรื่องต่าง ๆ levazım subayı 軍需官 квартирмейстер رجمنٹ کا اعلی منتظم افسر sỹ quan hậu cần 军需官

at close quarters

close to; close together The soldiers were fighting with the enemy at close quarters. naby, op 'n kort afstand عَن قُرْب близо v boji zblízka på nært hold nahe κοντά κοντά de cerca; cuerpo a cuerpo vahetus läheduses, käsivõitluses از نزدیک lähietäisyydellä au corps-à-corps קָרוֹב, סָמוּך पास-पास, निकट से u blizini közvetlen közel(ről) dari jarak dekat í návígi (corpo a corpo) 接近して 백병전이 되어 vienas prieš vieną, iš arti tuvcīņā dari jarak dekat van dichtbij på nært hold, tett sammen wręcz, z bliska corpo a corpo de la mică distanţă в непосредственном соприкосновении z tesnej blízkosti od blizu u neposrednoj blizini på nära håll, i närstrid ใกล้ชิด çok yakın(dan) 近距離，在近處 лицем до лиця گتھم گتھا rất gần nhau 接近地

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quarter → رُبْع čtvrt kvarter Viertel τέταρτο cuarto neljännes quart četvrt trimestre 4分の1 4분의 1 kwart dollar fjerdedel ćwierć quarta parte четверть kvart เศษหนึ่งส่วนสี่ çeyrek một phần tư 四分之一