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three-quarter

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three-quar·ter (thrkwôrtr)
adj.
1. Relating to, consisting of, or extending to three fourths of the usual full length: a skirt of three-quarter length.
2. Depicting the subject turned slightly from a full frontal view: a three-quarter portrait.
three-quarter
Adjective
1. amounting to three out of four equal parts of something
2. being three quarters of the normal length: a three-quarter-length coat
Noun
rugby any of the four players between the fullback and the halfbacks
Translations
three-quarter [θriːˈkwɔːtəʳ] adj three-quarter length sleeves → mangas fpl tres cuartos


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