quarter **** quar·ter

quarter **** quar·ter
['kwɔːtə(r)]
1. n
1) (fourth part) quarto, (of year) trimestre m

three quarters — tre quarti

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

we expect fewer orders in the next quarter — ci aspettiamo meno ordini nel prossimo trimestre

2) Am , (Canada: 25 cents) quarto di dollaro, 25 centesimi
3)

(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

4) (district) quartiere m
5)

(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

6)

quarters npl(accommodation) alloggio, Mil quartiere m , (temporary) alloggiamento

7)

to give sb no quarter — essere implacabile verso qn

2. vt
1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti)
2) Mil alloggiare

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