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quart  (kwôrt)

n.

1. Abbr. qt. or q.

a. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).

b. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to ¹/₈ peck or 2 pints (1.101 liters).

c. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 1.201 U.S. liquid quarts or 1.032 U.S. dry quarts (1.136 liters). See Table at measurement.

2.

a. A container having a capacity of one quart.

b. The contents of such a container.

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[Middle English, from Old French quarte, from Latin qurta, feminine of qurtus, fourth; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quart¹

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 U.K. quart. 1 U.K. quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck

[from Old French quarte, from Latin quartus fourth]

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quart²

n

1. (Group Games / Card Games) Piquet a sequence of four cards in the same suit

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) Fencing a variant spelling of quarte

[from French quarte fourth]

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quart  (kwôrt)

1. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure and equal to ¹/₄ of a gallon or 32 ounces (0.95 liter). See Table at measurement.

2. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to ¹/₈ of a peck or 2 pints (1.10 liter). See Table at measurement.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quart - a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System pint - a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart gal, gallon - United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
	2.	quart - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters 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 pint - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters congius, Imperial gallon, gallon - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
	3.	quart - a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches dry quart United States dry unit - a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System dry pint, pint - a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

Translations

quart [kwɔːt] N (gen) → cuarto m de galón(Brit = 1,136 litros; US = 0,946 litros)
you're trying to get a quart into a pint pot → está claro que no cabe

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quart [ˈkwɔː^rt] n → litre m

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quart¹

n (Measure) → Quart nt; to try to put a quart into a pint pot (fig) → Unmögliches versuchen

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quart²

n

(Fencing) → Quart f

(Cards) → Vierersequenz f, → Quart f; quart major → Quartmajor f

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quart [kwɔːt] n → quarto di gallone (Brit = 1,136 litri; Am = 0,964 litri)

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quart [kwɔːt] n → quarto di gallone (Brit = 1,136 litri; Am = 0,964 litri)

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quart

n quart [kwoː(r)t]

(a unit of liquid measure) one fourth of a gallon (1.136 litres in the UK and 0.946 liters in the US). kwartgelling, twee pinte كوارت: مِكْيال يَسَع رُبْع غالون кварта kvart engelsk rummål ein Viertel Gallon το 1/4 του γαλονιού cuarto de galón kvart (veerand gallonit) کوارت neljännesgallona קְווַארט एक सेर के लगभग नाप kvarta (űrmérték: brit 1,136 l, amerikai 0,946 l) kuart (quarto di gallone) クォート 쿼트( 액량의 단위) kvorta kvarta kuart kwart engelsk rommål kwarta кварта kvart mera za tekočino (četrt galone) četvrt galona quart ปริมาณ 1 ใน 4 แกลลอน dörtte bir galon 夸脫(容量單位)(等於1/4加侖，英國等於1.136公升，美國等於0.946公升 кварта مائعات کا پیمانہ ، چوتھائی گیلن lít Anh bằng 1,136 lít) 夸脱(容量单位)