Слово англійською: quarter

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Переклад quarter українською: чверть, четверти́на, райо́н, кварта́л (3 мі́сяці), каза́рма, розділи́ти на чоти́ри части́ни, кварта́л (у шко́лі), п'ятна́дцять хвили́н, чверть годи́ни, три чве́рті, три чве́рті годи́ни

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quarter

noun
/ˈkwɔːrtər/

    1 of 4 parts

  1. (also fourth especially in North American English)
    [countable] one of four equal parts of something
    • quarter of something a quarter of an hour/a century
    • a quarter of a mile/million
    • Almost a quarter of respondents reported employment discrimination.
    • three quarters of all potential customers
    • The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.
    • Cut the apple into quarters.
    • The theatre was about three quarters full.
    • (especially North American English) He completed his last work a quarter century ago.
    Grammar Point half / whole / quarterhalf / whole / quarter
    • Half, whole and quarter can all be nouns:
      • Cut the apple into quarters.
      • Two halves make a whole.
    • Whole is also an adjective:
      • I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour.
    • Half is also a determiner:
      • Half (of) the work is already finished.
      • They spent half the time looking for a parking space.
      • Her house is half a mile down the road.
      Note that you do not put a or the in front of half when it is used in this way:
      • I waited for half an hour.
      • I waited for a half an hour.
    • Half can also be used as an adverb:
      • This meal is only half cooked.
    2.

    15 minutes

  2. [countable] a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour
    • It’s (a) quarter to four now—I’ll meet you at (a) quarter past.
    • (North American English also) It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after.
    3.

    3 months

  3. [countable] a period of three months, used especially as a period for which bills are paid or a company’s income is calculated
    • The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
    • Our gas bill for the last quarter was much higher than usual.
    • Sales were down 10% in the first quarter of 2024.
    4.

    part of town

  4. [countable, usually singular] a district or part of a town
    • the historic quarter of the city
    • As a student in Paris, she loved the Latin quarter.
    • The robbery took place in a normally quiet quarter of the town.
    5.

    person/group

  5. [countable] a person or group of people, especially as a source of help, information or a reaction
    • Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter.
    • The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters.
    • The move was met with complaints from all quarters (= from everyone).
    6.

    25 cents

  6. [countable] a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents

    7. rooms to live in

  7. quarters
     [plural] rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in
    • We were moved to more comfortable living quarters.
    • the servants'/officers' quarters
    8.

    of moon

  8. [countable] the period of time twice a month when we can see a quarter of the moon
    • The moon is in its first quarter.
    9.

    in sport

  9. [countable] one of the four periods of time into which a game of American football is divided
    • Ford scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
    10.

    weight

  10. [countable] (British English) a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4 ounces
  11. [countable] a unit for measuring weight, 28 pounds in the UK or 25 pounds in the US; a quarter of a hundredweight

    12. pity

  12. [uncountable] (literary) kind treatment of an enemy or opponent who is in your power synonym mercy
    • His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
    13. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius ‘fourth part of a measure’, from quartus ‘fourth’, from quattuor ‘four’.
Idioms
at/from close quarters
  1. very near
    • fighting at close quarters
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