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three-quarters

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Noun1.three-quarters - three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound"
three-fourths
common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
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three-quarters [ˌθriːˈkwɔːtəz]
A. N → tres cuartos mpl, tres cuartas partes fpl
three-quarters of the people → las tres cuartas partes de la gente
in three-quarters of an hour → en tres cuartos de hora
B. ADV the tank is three-quarters full → el depósito está lleno en sus tres cuartas partes
three-quarters [ˌθriːˈkwɔːtəz] npl → tre quarti mpl
three-quarters full → pieno per tre quarti
three-quarters [ˌθriːˈkwɔːtəz] npl → tre quarti mpl
three-quarters full → pieno per tre quarti


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[*] Frederick the Great was accustomed to say: "The older one gets the more convinced one becomes that his Majesty King Chance does three-quarters of the business of this miserable universe.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
Samuel Whiskers has run up a bill as long as his tail; he has had an ounce and three-quarters of snuff since October.
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signifying renewal as well as change for I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address by Kennedy, John F. View in context
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