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he lives in the district

  • 1 the

    1. definite article
    1) der/die/das

    if you want a quick survey, this is the book — für einen raschen Überblick ist dies das richtige Buch

    it's or there's only the one — es ist nur dieser/diese/dieses eine

    he lives in the district — er wohnt in dieser Gegend

    £5 the square metre/the gallon/the kilogram — 5 Pfund der Quadratmeter/die Gallone/das Kilogramm

    14 miles to the gallon — 14 Meilen auf eine Gallone; ≈ 20 l auf 100 km

    a scale of one mile to the inch — ein Maßstab von 1: 63 360

    have got the toothache/measles — (coll.) Zahnschmerzen/die Masern haben

    4) (Brit. coll.): (my, our, etc.) mein/unser usw
    2. adverb

    the more I practise the better I play — je mehr ich übe, desto od. um so besser spiele ich

    so much the worse for somebody/something — um so schlimmer für jemanden/etwas

    * * *
    [ðə, ði]
    (The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) der/die/das
    1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)
    2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) der/die/das
    3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) der/die/das
    4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) eine/-r/s(oder unübersetzt)
    5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) der/die/das,am
    6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) um so
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    [ði:, ði, ðə]
    I. art def
    at \the cinema im Kino
    at \the corner an der Ecke
    in \the fridge im Kühlschrank
    on \the shelf im Regal
    on \the table auf dem Tisch
    2. (particular thing/person)
    ▪ \the ... der/die/das...
    Harry's Bar is \the place to go Harrys Bar ist in der Szene total in fam
    3. (with family name)
    \the Smiths are away on vacation die Schmidts sind im Urlaub
    4. (before relative clause) der/die/das
    I really enjoyed \the book I've just finished reading das Buch, das ich gerade gelesen habe, war wirklich interessant
    5. (before name with adjective) der/die
    \the unfortunate Mr Jones was caught up in the crime der bedauernswerte Mr. Jones wurde in das Verbrechen verwickelt
    6. (in title) der/die
    Edward \the Seventh Eduard der Siebte
    Elizabeth \the second Elisabeth die Zweite
    7. (before adjective) der/die/das
    I suppose we'll just have to wait for \the inevitable ich vermute, wir müssen einfach auf das Unvermeidliche warten
    8. (to represent group) der/die/das; (with mass group) die
    \the panda is becoming an increasingly rare animal der Pandabär wird immer seltener
    \the democrats/poor/townspeople die Demokraten/Armen/Städter
    a home for \the elderly ein Altersheim nt
    9. (with superlative) der/die/das
    \the highest mountain in Europe der höchste Berg Europas
    \the happiest der/die Glücklichste
    10. (instead of possessive)
    how's \the leg today, Mrs. Steel? wie geht es Ihrem Bein denn heute, Frau Steel?
    he held his daughter tightly by \the arm er hielt seine Tochter am Arm fest
    11. (with dates) der
    \the 24th of May der 24. Mai
    May \the 24th der 24. Mai; (with time period) die
    in \the eighties in den Achtzigern [o Achtzigerjahren
    12. (with ordinal numbers) der/die/das
    you're \the fifth person to ask me that du bist die Fünfte, die mich das fragt
    these potatoes are sold by \the kilo diese Kartoffeln werden kiloweise verkauft
    by \the hour pro Stunde
    twenty miles to \the gallon zwanzig Meilen auf eine Gallone
    14. (enough) der/die/das
    I haven't got \the energy to go out this evening ich habe heute Abend nicht mehr die Energie auszugehen
    II. adv + comp
    all \the better/worse umso besser/schlechter
    I feel all \the better for getting that off my chest nachdem ich das losgeworden bin, fühle ich mich gleich viel besser
    any the better/worse in irgendeiner Weise besser/schlechter
    she doesn't seem to be any \the worse for her bad experience ihre schlimme Erfahrung scheint ihr in keiner Weise geschadet zu haben
    ▪ \the..., \the... je..., desto...
    \the lower \the price, \the poorer \the quality je niedriger der Preis, umso schlechter die Qualität
    \the colder it got, \the more she shivered je kälter es wurde, desto mehr zitterte sie
    bring the family with you! \the more \the merrier! bring die Familie mit! je mehr Leute, desto besser
    ▪ \the more..., \the more... je mehr..., desto mehr...
    \the more I see of his work, \the more I like it je mehr ich von seiner Arbeit sehe, desto besser gefällt sie mir
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    [ðə] (vor Vokalen auch, zur Betonung auch) [ðiː]
    1. def art
    1) der/die/das

    on the edge —

    to play the piano/guitar — Klavier/Gitarre spielen

    have you invited the Browns? — haben Sie die Browns or (with children) die Familie Brown eingeladen?

    in the 20s — in den zwanziger Jahren or Zwanzigerjahren pl

    how's the leg/wife? (inf) — wie gehts dem Bein/Ihrer Frau? (inf)

    2) (with adj used as n) das, die; (with comp or superl) der/die/das

    the poor/rich — die Armen pl/Reichen pl

    translated from the German —

    she was the prettier/prettiest — sie war die Hübschere/Hübscheste

    3) (denoting whole class) der/die/das
    4)

    (distributive use) 80p the pound — 80 Pence das or pro Pfund

    by the hour — pro Stunde

    the car does thirty miles to the gallon — das Auto braucht eine Gallone auf dreißig Meilen, das Auto verbraucht 11 Liter auf 100km

    5) [ðiː]
    (stressed) der/die/das
    2. adv

    (with comp adj or adv) all the more/better/harder — umso mehr/besser/schwieriger

    (all) the more so because... — umso mehr, als...

    See:
    → better
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    1. (bestimmter Artikel) der, die, das, pl die (und die entsprechenden Formen im akk und dat):
    the book on the table das Buch auf dem Tisch;
    the England of today das England von heute;
    the Browns die Browns, die Familie Brown
    one dollar the pound einen Dollar das Pfund;
    wine at two pounds the bottle Wein zu zwei Pfund die Flasche
    3. [ðiː] der, die, das (hervorragende oder geeignete etc):
    he is the painter of the century er ist der Maler des Jahrhunderts
    the2 [ðə] adv (vor komp) desto, umso;
    the … the je …, desto;
    so much the better umso besser;
    so much the more umso (viel) mehr;
    not any the better um nichts besser;
    the more so as umso mehr, als; → soon 3
    Gambia, the [ˈɡæmbıə] s Gamiba n
    Midlands, the [ˈmıdləndz] spl Mittelengland n (Grafschaften Mittelenglands, besonders Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire und Staffordshire)
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    1. definite article
    1) der/die/das

    if you want a quick survey, this is the book — für einen raschen Überblick ist dies das richtige Buch

    it's or there's only the one — es ist nur dieser/diese/dieses eine

    £5 the square metre/the gallon/the kilogram — 5 Pfund der Quadratmeter/die Gallone/das Kilogramm

    14 miles to the gallon — 14 Meilen auf eine Gallone; ≈ 20 l auf 100 km

    a scale of one mile to the inch — ein Maßstab von 1: 63 360

    have got the toothache/measles — (coll.) Zahnschmerzen/die Masern haben

    4) (Brit. coll.): (my, our, etc.) mein/unser usw
    2. adverb

    the more I practise the better I play — je mehr ich übe, desto od. um so besser spiele ich

    so much the worse for somebody/something — um so schlimmer für jemanden/etwas

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    art.
    das art.n.
    der art.m.
    die art.f. v.
    zum v.

    English-german dictionary > the

  • 2 district

    noun
    1) (administrative area) Bezirk, der
    2) (Brit.): (part of county) Distrikt, der
    3) (Amer.): (political division) Wahlkreis, der
    4) (tract of country, area) Gegend, die
    * * *
    ['distrikt]
    (an area of a country, town etc: He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts.) der Distrikt
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    dis·trict
    [ˈdɪstrɪkt]
    n
    1. (area) Gebiet nt; (within a town/country) Bezirk m
    2. AM
    3. ADMIN [Verwaltungs]bezirk m
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    ['dIstrɪkt]
    n
    (of country) Gebiet nt; (of town) Stadtteil m, Viertel nt; (= geographical area) Gegend f; (= administrative area) (Verwaltungs)bezirk m

    shopping/business district — Geschäftsviertel nt

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    district [ˈdıstrıkt] s
    1. Distrikt m, (Verwaltungs) Bezirk m, Kreis m
    2. (Stadt) Bezirk m, (-)Viertel n
    3. Gegend f, Gebiet n, Landstrich m
    dist. abk
    3. distinguish (distinguished)
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    noun
    1) (administrative area) Bezirk, der
    2) (Brit.): (part of county) Distrikt, der
    3) (Amer.): (political division) Wahlkreis, der
    4) (tract of country, area) Gegend, die
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    n.
    Bezirk -e m.
    Kreis -e m.
    Landstrich m.
    Ortsteil -e m.
    Revier -e (Polizei-) n.
    Revier -e n.
    Stadtteil m.

    English-german dictionary > district

  • 3 district

    'distrikt
    (an area of a country, town etc: He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts.) distrito
    district n distrito / región
    tr['dɪstrɪkt]
    1 (of town, city) distrito, barrio; (of country) región nombre femenino, zona
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    district attorney SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL fiscal nombre masulino o femenino del distrito
    district council municipio
    district nurse enfermero,-a que realiza visitas a domicilio en una zona
    Federal District distrito federal
    postal district distrito postal
    district ['dɪs.trɪkt] n
    1) region: región f, zona f, barrio m (de una ciudad)
    2) : distrito m (zona política)
    adj.
    • distrito, -a adj.
    n.
    • barriada s.f.
    • barrio s.m.
    • cantón s.m.
    • comarca s.f.
    • departamento s.m.
    • distrito s.m.
    • jurisdicción s.f.
    • redonda s.f.
    • región s.f.
    'dɪstrɪkt
    1)
    a) ( region) zona f, región f
    b) ( locality) barrio m

    financial district — distrito m financiero

    2) ( Govt) (in US: of state, city) distrito m
    ['dɪstrɪkt]
    1.
    N [of country] región f, zona f ; [of town] distrito m, barrio m ; (=administrative area) (gen) (Pol) distrito m
    2.
    CPD

    district attorney N — (US) fiscal mf (de distrito)

    district commissioner N — (Brit) jefe(-a) m / f de policía de distrito

    district council N — (Brit) municipio m

    district court N — (US) tribunal m de distrito

    district manager N — representante mf regional

    district nurse N — (Brit) enfermero/a de la Seguridad Social encargado/a de una zona determinada

    District of Columbia N — (US) Distrito m de Columbia

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    ['dɪstrɪkt]
    1)
    a) ( region) zona f, región f
    b) ( locality) barrio m

    financial district — distrito m financiero

    2) ( Govt) (in US: of state, city) distrito m

    English-spanish dictionary > district

  • 4 district

    'distrikt
    (an area of a country, town etc: He lives in a poor district of London; Public transport is often infrequent in country districts.) område, landsdel, bydel, distrikt
    subst. \/ˈdɪstrɪkt\/
    1) område, distrikt
    2) bygd, krets, bydel
    3) oppland, omland, omgivelse
    4) ( britisk) distrikt, del (av grevskap eller sogn)
    judicial district ( jus) domssogn, rettskrets

    English-Norwegian dictionary > district

  • 5 neighbourhood

    1.
    neighborhood ['neɪbəhʊd] nome
    1) (district) quartiere m.

    in the neighbourhood — nelle vicinanze, nei paraggi

    in the neighbourhood of — dalle parti di, vicino a

    2.
    modificatore [facility, shop, office] di quartiere
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    1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) quartiere
    2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) vicinanze
    * * *
    neighbourhood, ( USA) neighborhood /ˈneɪbəhʊd/
    n.
    1 vicinanze; dintorni; paraggi: He lives in the neighbourhood of Leeds, abita nei dintorni di Leeds
    2 distretto; regione; area; quartiere; territorio: They live in an attractive neighbourhood, abitano in un bel quartiere ( della città)
    3 [u] (collett.) vicinato; i vicini ( di casa): He was despised by the whole neighbourhood, era disprezzato da tutti i vicini
    4 [u] vicinanza: The neighbourhood of the factory is a nuisance, la vicinanza della fabbrica è una cosa fastidiosa
    ● (in GB) neighbourhood watch, vigilanza di quartiere ( da parte dei vicini di casa) □ (fam.) in the neighbourhood of, all'incirca, quasi: The motorway is in the neighbourhood of 200 miles long, l'autostrada è lunga circa 200 miglia.
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    1.
    neighborhood ['neɪbəhʊd] nome
    1) (district) quartiere m.

    in the neighbourhood — nelle vicinanze, nei paraggi

    in the neighbourhood of — dalle parti di, vicino a

    2.
    modificatore [facility, shop, office] di quartiere

    English-Italian dictionary > neighbourhood

  • 6 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) kvart; kvarter; kvartal
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter; bydel
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) stykke; -stykke
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) ny; næ
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fjerdedele
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) reducere til en fjerdedel
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) indkvartere
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kvartalsvis
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalsskrift
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
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    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) kvart; kvarter; kvartal
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter; bydel
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) stykke; -stykke
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) ny; næ
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fjerdedele
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) reducere til en fjerdedel
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) indkvartere
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kvartalsvis
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalsskrift
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Danish dictionary > quarter

  • 7 quarter

    'kwo:tə
    1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) cuarto
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) veinticinco centavos
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) barrio
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) dirección, (de todas) partes
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) gracia
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) cuarto
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) cuarto
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) cuarto
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre

    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar en cuatro
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir en cuatro, cuartear
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acuartelar, alojar
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente

    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicación trimestral
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    1. cuarta parte / cuarto
    2. cuarto
    5:15 is the same as a quarter past five 5:15 es lo mismo que las cinco y cuarto
    3. barrio
    tr['kwɔːtəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 cuarto
    2 (area) barrio
    3 (time) cuarto
    4 (weight) cuarto de libra
    5 (of moon) cuarto
    7 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (amount) veinticinco centavos; (coin) moneda de veinticinco centavos
    1 dividir en cuatro
    2 (reduce) reducir a la cuarta parte
    3 SMALLHISTORY/SMALL descuartizar
    4 (lodge) alojar
    1 alojamiento m sing
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    at close quarters desde muy cerca
    from all quarters de todas partes
    to give no quarter no dar cuartel
    first quarter cuarto creciente
    last quarter cuarto menguante
    officer's quarters residencia f sing de oficiales
    quarter ['kwɔrt̬ər] vt
    1) : dividir en cuatro partes
    2) lodge: alojar, acuartelar (tropas)
    1) : cuarto m, cuarta parte f
    a foot and a quarter: un pie y cuarto
    a quarter after three: las tres y cuarto
    2) : moneda f de 25 centavos, cuarto m de dólar
    3) district: barrio m
    business quarter: barrio comercial
    4) place: parte f
    from all quarters: de todas partes
    at close quarters: de muy cerca
    5) mercy: clemencia f, cuartel m
    to give no quarter: no dar cuartel
    6) quarters npl
    lodging: alojamiento m, cuartel m (militar)
    n.
    • moneda de veinticinco centavos de dólar s.f. (Ship)
    n.
    • camarote s.m.
    adj.
    • cuarto, -a adj.
    n.
    • barrio s.m.
    • cuadra s.f.
    • cuarta s.f.
    • cuartel s.m.
    • cuarterón s.m.
    • cuarto s.m.
    • cuarto de luna s.m.
    • moneda de 25 centavos s.f.
    • trimestre (Académico) s.m.
    v.
    • acantonar v.
    • acuartelar v.
    • alojar v.
    • cuartear v.
    • cuartelar v.
    • descuartizar v.

    I 'kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)
    1) c
    a) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto m

    a quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo

    four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto

    b) (as adv)
    2) c
    a) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavos
    b) ( of moon) cuarto m
    3) c
    a) ( in telling time) cuarto m

    it's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una

    a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto

    at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto

    b) ( three months) trimestre m
    4) c
    a) ( district of town) barrio m
    b) ( area) parte f

    married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias

    6) u ( mercy) (liter)

    he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos


    II
    transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partes

    to be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado


    III
    adjective cuarto
    ['kwɔːtǝ(r)]
    1. N
    1) (=fourth part) [of kilo, kilometre, second] cuarto m ; [of price, population] cuarta parte f

    • it's a quarter gone already — ya se ha gastado la cuarta parte

    2) (in time) cuarto m

    a quarter of an hour/century — un cuarto de hora/siglo

    • it's a quarter past or (US) after seven — son las siete y cuarto

    • it's a quarter to or (US) of seven — son las siete menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las siete (LAm)

    a) (US, Canada) (=25 cents) (moneda f de) cuarto m de dólar
    b) [of year] trimestre m

    • to pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or al trimestre or cada tres meses

    c) [of moon] cuarto m

    • when the moon is in its first/ last quarter — cuando la luna está en cuarto creciente/menguante

    4) (=part of town) barrio m

    • the business quarter — el barrio comercial

    • the old quarter — el casco viejo or antiguo

    5) (=direction, area)

    • from all quarters — de todas partes

    • at close quarters — de cerca

    • they are spread over the four quarters of the globe — se extienden por todos los rincones or por todas partes del mundo

    • help came from an unexpected quarter — la ayuda nos llegó de un lugar inesperado

    6) (Naut, Geog) [of compass] cuarta f

    • the port/ starboard quarter — [of ship] la aleta de babor/estribor

    7) (Heraldry) cuartel m
    8) frm (=mercy) clemencia f

    • they knew they could expect no quarter — sabían que no podían esperar clemencia

    9) quarters (=accommodation)
    a) (for staff) (=building, section) dependencias fpl ; (=rooms) cuartos mpl, habitaciones fpl
    living 4.
    b) (Mil) (=barracks) cuartel msing ; (also: sleeping quarters) barracones mpl

    the crew's/officers' quarters — (on ship) las dependencias de la tripulación/de los oficiales

    married 2.
    2.
    ADJ cuarto

    a quarter pound/century — un cuarto de libra/siglo

    3. VT
    1) (=divide into four) [+ apple, potato] cortar en cuatro (trozos); [+ carcass, body] descuartizar; hang 1., 3), a)
    2) (Mil) acuartelar, alojar
    3) (=range over) [person] recorrer

    • to quarter the ground — [dog] buscar olfateando; [bird] escudriñar el terreno

    4.
    CPD

    quarter day N — (gen) primer día del trimestre ; (Econ) el día del vencimiento de un pago trimestral

    quarter light N — (Brit) (Aut) ventanilla f direccional

    quarter note N — (US) (Mus) negra f

    quarter pound N — cuarto m de libra

    quarter tone N — cuarto m de tono

    quarter turn N — cuarto m de vuelta

    * * *

    I ['kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)]
    1) c
    a) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto m

    a quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo

    four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto

    b) (as adv)
    2) c
    a) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavos
    b) ( of moon) cuarto m
    3) c
    a) ( in telling time) cuarto m

    it's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una

    a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto

    at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto

    b) ( three months) trimestre m
    4) c
    a) ( district of town) barrio m
    b) ( area) parte f

    married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias

    6) u ( mercy) (liter)

    he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos


    II
    transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partes

    to be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado


    III
    adjective cuarto

    English-spanish dictionary > quarter

  • 8 quarter

    I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]
    1) (one fourth) quarto m.
    3) (three months) trimestre m.
    4) (district) quartiere m.
    5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.
    6) (mercy) lett.
    7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro
    8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg
    9) gastr.
    10) mar.
    11) at close quarters da vicino
    2.
    nome plurale quarters mil. quartieri m., alloggiamento m.sing.
    3.
    1) (25%) quarto m.

    at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto

    4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]
    1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]
    2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]
    3) stor. (torture) squartare [ prisoner]
    * * *
    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro)
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartiere
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) parte, direzione
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grazia
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) tempo
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dividere in quattro
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividere in quattro
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acquartierare, alloggiare
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) pubblicazione trimestrale
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]
    1) (one fourth) quarto m.
    3) (three months) trimestre m.
    4) (district) quartiere m.
    5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.
    6) (mercy) lett.
    7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro
    8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg
    9) gastr.
    10) mar.
    11) at close quarters da vicino
    2.
    nome plurale quarters mil. quartieri m., alloggiamento m.sing.
    3.
    1) (25%) quarto m.

    at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto

    4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]
    1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]
    2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]
    3) stor. (torture) squartare [ prisoner]

    English-Italian dictionary > quarter

  • 9 quarter

    1. noun
    1) Viertel, das

    a or one quarter of — ein Viertel (+ Gen.)

    divide/cut something into quarters — etwas in vier Teile teilen/schneiden; etwas vierteln

    a quarter [of a pound] of cheese — ein Viertel[pfund] Käse

    a quarter of a mile/an hour — eine Viertelmeile/-stunde

    2) (of year) Quartal, das; Vierteljahr, das
    3) (point of time)

    [a] quarter to/past six — Viertel vor/nach sechs; drei Viertel sechs/Viertel sieben (landsch.)

    there are buses at quarter to and quarter past [the hour] — es fahren Busse um Viertel vor und Viertel nach jeder vollen Stunde

    4) (direction) Richtung, die

    blow from all quarters — [Wind:] aus allen Richtungen wehen

    5) (source of supply or help) Seite, die
    6) (area of town) [Stadt]viertel, das; Quartier, das

    in some quarters — (fig.) in gewissen Kreisen

    7) in pl. (lodgings) Quartier, das (bes. Milit.); Unterkunft, die
    8) (Brit.): (measure) (of volume) Quarter, der; (of weight) ≈ Viertelzentner, der
    9) (Amer.) (school term) Viertelschuljahr, das; (university term) halbes Semester
    10) (Astron.) Viertel, das
    11) (mercy)

    give no quarter to somebody — jemandem keinen Pardon (veralt.) gewähren od. geben

    12) (Amer.): (amount, coin) Vierteldollar, der; 25-Cent-Stück, das
    2. transitive verb
    1) (divide) vierteln; durch vier teilen [Zahl, Summe]
    2) (lodge) einquartieren [Soldaten]
    * * *
    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) das Viertel
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) der Vierteldollar
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) das Viertel
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) die Gegend
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) die Schonung
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) das Hinterviertel
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) das erste/dritte Mondviertel
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) das Spielviertel
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) das Viertel
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) vierteln
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vierteilen
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) einquartieren
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.)
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) die Vierteljahresschrift
    - quarters
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    quar·ter
    [ˈkwɔ:təʳ, AM ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ]
    I. n
    1. (one fourth) Viertel nt
    the bottle was a \quarter full es war noch ein Viertel in der Flasche
    for a \quarter of the price [or for \quarter the price] zu einem Viertel des Preises
    a \quarter [of a pound] of tea ein Viertel[pfund] Tee
    three \quarters drei Viertel
    to divide sth into \quarters etw in vier Teile teilen
    2. (time) Viertel nt
    a \quarter of a century ein Vierteljahrhundert nt
    a \quarter of an hour eine Viertelstunde
    an hour and a \quarter eineinviertel Stunden
    a \quarter to [or AM of] /past [or AM after] three Viertel vor/nach drei
    3. (1/4 of year) Quartal nt; AM (school term) Quartal nt
    paid by the \quarter vierteljährlich bezahlt
    4. (1/4 of a game) Viertel nt
    5. AM (25 cents) Vierteldollar m
    ▪ \quarters pl ein Spiel, bei dem ein Vierteldollar in ein Glas Bier geschnippt wird
    6. (area) Gegend f; (neighbourhood) Viertel nt, Quartier nt SCHWEIZ, Grätz[e]l nt ÖSTERR
    7. (unspecified place) Seite f; (place) Stelle f
    help came from a totally unexpected \quarter Hilfe kam von völlig unerwarteter Seite
    in certain \quarters in gewissen Kreisen
    from high \quarters von höherer Stelle
    8. (mercy) Gnade f kein pl, Erbarmen nt kein pl
    to ask/cry for \quarter um Gnade bitten/flehen
    no \quarter was asked for and none given es wurde auf beiden Seiten schonungslos gekämpft
    to give \quarter Erbarmen haben
    ▪ \quarters pl Wohnung f; MIL Quartier nt, Unterkunft f
    married \quarters Familienunterkunft f
    servants' \quarters Dienstbotenwohnung f
    to be confined to \quarters MIL Stubenarrest haben
    10. (area of compass) [Himmels]richtung f
    from the north/west \quarter aus nördlicher/westlicher Richtung
    11. NAUT (part of ship)
    on the port \quarter backbord
    on the starboard \quarter steuerbord
    12.
    ▶ at close \quarters with sb in jds Nähe
    they fought at close \quarters sie kämpften Mann gegen Mann
    II. vt
    ▪ to \quarter sth etw vierteln
    ▪ to \quarter sb HIST jdn vierteilen
    2. (give housing)
    ▪ to \quarter sb somewhere jdn irgendwo unterbringen
    ▪ to be \quartered with sb bei jdm untergebracht [o einquartiert] werden
    ▪ to \quarter oneself on sb sich akk bei jdm einquartieren
    III. adj inv Viertel-
    \quarter hour Viertelstunde f
    \quarter pound Viertelpfund nt
    * * *
    ['kwɔːtə(r)]
    1. n
    1) (= fourth part) Viertel nt

    the bottle was a quarter/three-quarters full — die Flasche war zu einem Viertel/zu drei Vierteln gefüllt, die Flasche war viertel/drei viertel voll

    a quarter of a mile —

    for a quarter (of) the price, for quarter the price — zu einem Viertel des Preises

    a quarter to seven, a quarter of seven (US) — (ein) Viertel vor sieben, drei viertel sieben (dial)

    a quarter past six, a quarter after six (US) — (ein) Viertel nach sechs, viertel sieben (dial)

    the clock has just struck the quarter — die Uhr hat eben Viertel or die Viertelstunde geschlagen

    an hour and a quarter — eineinviertel Stunden, fünf viertel Stunden

    3) (= fourth of year) Vierteljahr nt, Quartal nt
    4) (US) Vierteldollar m, 25-Cent-Stück nt
    5) (= district in town) Viertel nt
    6)

    (= area) he has travelled in every quarter of the globe — er hat schon alle Ecken der Welt bereist

    7) (= direction) (Himmels)richtung f
    8) (NAUT: direction of wind) Richtung f
    9) (= side) Seite f; (= place) Stelle f
    10) pl (= lodgings) Quartier nt (ALSO MIL), Unterkunft f
    11) (NAUT for battle) Posten m
    12) (NAUT: part of ship) Achterschiff nt
    13) (= mercy in battle) Schonung f, Pardon m
    14) (HER) Wappenfeld nt
    15) (of moon) Viertel nt
    16) (SPORT of match) (Spiel)viertel nt
    17) (MEASURE) ≈ Viertelzentner m
    2. adj
    Viertel-

    quarter pound/mile — Viertelpfund nt/-meile f

    the/a quarter part — das/ein Viertel

    3. vt
    1) (= cut into four) vierteln; beef, horse (in vier Teile) zerlegen; traitor's body vierteilen
    2) (= lodge) unterbringen, einquartieren (ALSO MIL) (on bei)
    * * *
    quarter [ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)]
    A s
    1. Viertel n, vierter Teil:
    quarter of a century Vierteljahrhundert n;
    for a quarter (of) the price zu einem Viertel des Preises;
    not a quarter as good as nicht annähernd so gut wie;
    the stadium was only a quarter full das Stadion war nur zu einem Viertel gefüllt
    2. US oder Can Vierteldollar m (= 25 Cents)
    3. auch quarter of an hour Viertelstunde f:
    three quarters of an hour Dreiviertelstunde f;
    (a) quarter to (US a. of) six (ein) Viertel vor sechs, drei Viertel sechs;
    (a) quarter past (US a. after) six (ein) Viertel nach sechs, Viertel sieben;
    the clock strikes the quarters die Uhr schlägt viertelstündlich
    4. auch quarter of the year Vierteljahr n, Quartal n:
    by the quarter vierteljährlich, quartalsweise
    5. ASTRON (Mond)Viertel n
    6. besonders US
    a) UNIV (Studien)Quartal n
    b) SCHULE Viertel n des Schuljahres
    7. SPORT (Spiel)Viertel n
    8. Viertelpfund n (0,113 kg)
    9. besonders SPORT Viertelmeile f
    10. Quarter n:
    a) Br 28 lb. = 12,7 kg, US 25 lb. =11,34 kg (Handelsgewicht)
    b) Br = 2,91 hl (Hohlmaß)
    11. SCHIFF
    a) Kardinalpunkt m, Haupthimmelsrichtung f (des Kompasses)
    b) Viertelstrich m (des Kompasses = 2° 49’)
    12. (Himmels-, Wind) Richtung f:
    what quarter is the wind in? woher oder von welcher Seite weht oder kommt der Wind? (a. fig)
    13. Gegend f, Teil m (eines Landes etc):
    from all quarters von überall(her), aus allen (Himmels)Richtungen ( → A 14);
    in this quarter hierzulande, in dieser Gegend; → close quarters
    14. Stelle f, Seite f, Quelle f:
    higher quarters höhere Stellen;
    in the highest quarters an höchster Stelle;
    in the proper quarter bei der zuständigen Stelle;
    in Government quarters in Regierungskreisen;
    from all quarters von allen Seiten ( → A 13);
    from official quarters von amtlicher Seite; → informed 1
    15. (Stadt)Viertel n, (-)Bezirk m:
    poor quarter Armenviertel;
    16. meist pl MIL Quartier n, (Truppen)Unterkunft f:
    be confined to quarters Stubenarrest haben;
    take up (one’s) quarters Quartier beziehen
    17. meist pl Quartier n, Unterkunft f, Wohnung f, Logis n:
    have free quarters umsonst wohnen, freie Wohnung haben
    18. besonders MIL Pardon m, Schonung f:
    ask for quarter um Schonung bitten;
    give quarter Pardon geben oder gewähren
    19. ( besonders Hinter)Viertel n (eines Schlachttiers), Kruppe f (eines Pferdes)
    20. Seitenteil m/n, Fersenleder n (am Schuh)
    21. SCHIFF Achterschiff n
    22. SCHIFF Posten m:
    beat to quarters die Mannschaft auf ihre Posten rufen
    23. SCHIFF Raharm m
    24. Heraldik: Quartier n, (Wappen)Feld n
    25. ARCH, TECH Stollenholz n, Vierpass m
    B v/t
    1. etwas in vier Teile teilen, vierteln
    2. aufteilen, zerstückeln
    3. HIST jemanden vierteilen
    4. jemanden beherbergen
    5. MIL einquartieren (on, upon bei), Truppen unterbringen:
    be quartered at ( oder in) in Garnison liegen in (dat);
    quarter o.s. on sb allg sich bei jemandem einquartieren
    6. Heraldik: ein Wappenschild vieren
    C v/i
    1. wohnen, leben
    2. einquartiert sein, Quartier haben ( beide:
    at in dat, bei)
    3. umherstreifen (Jagdhunde)
    4. SCHIFF mit Backstagswind segeln
    q. abk
    qu. abk
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Viertel, das

    a or one quarter of — ein Viertel (+ Gen.)

    divide/cut something into quarters — etwas in vier Teile teilen/schneiden; etwas vierteln

    a quarter [of a pound] of cheese — ein Viertel[pfund] Käse

    a quarter of a mile/an hour — eine Viertelmeile/-stunde

    2) (of year) Quartal, das; Vierteljahr, das

    [a] quarter to/past six — Viertel vor/nach sechs; drei Viertel sechs/Viertel sieben (landsch.)

    there are buses at quarter to and quarter past [the hour] — es fahren Busse um Viertel vor und Viertel nach jeder vollen Stunde

    4) (direction) Richtung, die

    blow from all quarters — [Wind:] aus allen Richtungen wehen

    6) (area of town) [Stadt]viertel, das; Quartier, das

    in some quarters — (fig.) in gewissen Kreisen

    7) in pl. (lodgings) Quartier, das (bes. Milit.); Unterkunft, die
    8) (Brit.): (measure) (of volume) Quarter, der; (of weight) ≈ Viertelzentner, der
    9) (Amer.) (school term) Viertelschuljahr, das; (university term) halbes Semester
    10) (Astron.) Viertel, das

    give no quarter to somebody — jemandem keinen Pardon (veralt.) gewähren od. geben

    12) (Amer.): (amount, coin) Vierteldollar, der; 25-Cent-Stück, das
    2. transitive verb
    1) (divide) vierteln; durch vier teilen [Zahl, Summe]
    2) (lodge) einquartieren [Soldaten]
    * * *
    (year) n.
    Quartal -e n. n.
    Gegend -en f.
    Quartier -e n.
    Viertel - n. v.
    einquartieren v.

    English-german dictionary > quarter

  • 10 World War II

    (1939-1945)
       In the European phase of the war, neutral Portugal contributed more to the Allied victory than historians have acknowledged. Portugal experienced severe pressures to compromise her neutrality from both the Axis and Allied powers and, on several occasions, there were efforts to force Portugal to enter the war as a belligerent. Several factors lent Portugal importance as a neutral. This was especially the case during the period from the fall of France in June 1940 to the Allied invasion and reconquest of France from June to August 1944.
       In four respects, Portugal became briefly a modest strategic asset for the Allies and a war materiel supplier for both sides: the country's location in the southwesternmost corner of the largely German-occupied European continent; being a transport and communication terminus, observation post for spies, and crossroads between Europe, the Atlantic, the Americas, and Africa; Portugal's strategically located Atlantic islands, the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde archipelagos; and having important mines of wolfram or tungsten ore, crucial for the war industry for hardening steel.
       To maintain strict neutrality, the Estado Novo regime dominated by Antônio de Oliveira Salazar performed a delicate balancing act. Lisbon attempted to please and cater to the interests of both sets of belligerents, but only to the extent that the concessions granted would not threaten Portugal's security or its status as a neutral. On at least two occasions, Portugal's neutrality status was threatened. First, Germany briefly considered invading Portugal and Spain during 1940-41. A second occasion came in 1943 and 1944 as Great Britain, backed by the United States, pressured Portugal to grant war-related concessions that threatened Portugal's status of strict neutrality and would possibly bring Portugal into the war on the Allied side. Nazi Germany's plan ("Operation Felix") to invade the Iberian Peninsula from late 1940 into 1941 was never executed, but the Allies occupied and used several air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands.
       The second major crisis for Portugal's neutrality came with increasing Allied pressures for concessions from the summer of 1943 to the summer of 1944. Led by Britain, Portugal's oldest ally, Portugal was pressured to grant access to air and naval bases in the Azores Islands. Such bases were necessary to assist the Allies in winning the Battle of the Atlantic, the naval war in which German U-boats continued to destroy Allied shipping. In October 1943, following tedious negotiations, British forces began to operate such bases and, in November 1944, American forces were allowed to enter the islands. Germany protested and made threats, but there was no German attack.
       Tensions rose again in the spring of 1944, when the Allies demanded that Lisbon cease exporting wolfram to Germany. Salazar grew agitated, considered resigning, and argued that Portugal had made a solemn promise to Germany that wolfram exports would be continued and that Portugal could not break its pledge. The Portuguese ambassador in London concluded that the shipping of wolfram to Germany was "the price of neutrality." Fearing that a still-dangerous Germany could still attack Portugal, Salazar ordered the banning of the mining, sale, and exports of wolfram not only to Germany but to the Allies as of 6 June 1944.
       Portugal did not enter the war as a belligerent, and its forces did not engage in combat, but some Portuguese experienced directly or indirectly the impact of fighting. Off Portugal or near her Atlantic islands, Portuguese naval personnel or commercial fishermen rescued at sea hundreds of victims of U-boat sinkings of Allied shipping in the Atlantic. German U-boats sank four or five Portuguese merchant vessels as well and, in 1944, a U-boat stopped, boarded, searched, and forced the evacuation of a Portuguese ocean liner, the Serpa Pinto, in mid-Atlantic. Filled with refugees, the liner was not sunk but several passengers lost their lives and the U-boat kidnapped two of the ship's passengers, Portuguese Americans of military age, and interned them in a prison camp. As for involvement in a theater of war, hundreds of inhabitants were killed and wounded in remote East Timor, a Portuguese colony near Indonesia, which was invaded, annexed, and ruled by Japanese forces between February 1942 and August 1945. In other incidents, scores of Allied military planes, out of fuel or damaged in air combat, crashed or were forced to land in neutral Portugal. Air personnel who did not survive such crashes were buried in Portuguese cemeteries or in the English Cemetery, Lisbon.
       Portugal's peripheral involvement in largely nonbelligerent aspects of the war accelerated social, economic, and political change in Portugal's urban society. It strengthened political opposition to the dictatorship among intellectual and working classes, and it obliged the regime to bolster political repression. The general economic and financial status of Portugal, too, underwent improvements since creditor Britain, in order to purchase wolfram, foods, and other materials needed during the war, became indebted to Portugal. When Britain repaid this debt after the war, Portugal was able to restore and expand its merchant fleet. Unlike most of Europe, ravaged by the worst war in human history, Portugal did not suffer heavy losses of human life, infrastructure, and property. Unlike even her neighbor Spain, badly shaken by its terrible Civil War (1936-39), Portugal's immediate postwar condition was more favorable, especially in urban areas, although deep-seated poverty remained.
       Portugal experienced other effects, especially during 1939-42, as there was an influx of about a million war refugees, an infestation of foreign spies and other secret agents from 60 secret intelligence services, and the residence of scores of international journalists who came to report the war from Lisbon. There was also the growth of war-related mining (especially wolfram and tin). Portugal's media eagerly reported the war and, by and large, despite government censorship, the Portuguese print media favored the Allied cause. Portugal's standard of living underwent some improvement, although price increases were unpopular.
       The silent invasion of several thousand foreign spies, in addition to the hiring of many Portuguese as informants and spies, had fascinating outcomes. "Spyland" Portugal, especially when Portugal was a key point for communicating with occupied Europe (1940-44), witnessed some unusual events, and spying for foreigners at least briefly became a national industry. Until mid-1944, when Allied forces invaded France, Portugal was the only secure entry point from across the Atlantic to Europe or to the British Isles, as well as the escape hatch for refugees, spies, defectors, and others fleeing occupied Europe or Vichy-controlled Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. Through Portugal by car, ship, train, or scheduled civil airliner one could travel to and from Spain or to Britain, or one could leave through Portugal, the westernmost continental country of Europe, to seek refuge across the Atlantic in the Americas.
       The wartime Portuguese scene was a colorful melange of illegal activities, including espionage, the black market, war propaganda, gambling, speculation, currency counterfeiting, diamond and wolfram smuggling, prostitution, and the drug and arms trade, and they were conducted by an unusual cast of characters. These included refugees, some of whom were spies, smugglers, diplomats, and business people, many from foreign countries seeking things they could find only in Portugal: information, affordable food, shelter, and security. German agents who contacted Allied sailors in the port of Lisbon sought to corrupt and neutralize these men and, if possible, recruit them as spies, and British intelligence countered this effort. Britain's MI-6 established a new kind of "safe house" to protect such Allied crews from German espionage and venereal disease infection, an approved and controlled house of prostitution in Lisbon's bairro alto district.
       Foreign observers and writers were impressed with the exotic, spy-ridden scene in Lisbon, as well as in Estoril on the Sun Coast (Costa do Sol), west of Lisbon harbor. What they observed appeared in noted autobiographical works and novels, some written during and some after the war. Among notable writers and journalists who visited or resided in wartime Portugal were Hungarian writer and former communist Arthur Koestler, on the run from the Nazi's Gestapo; American radio broadcaster-journalist Eric Sevareid; novelist and Hollywood script-writer Frederick Prokosch; American diplomat George Kennan; Rumanian cultural attache and later scholar of mythology Mircea Eliade; and British naval intelligence officer and novelist-to-be Ian Fleming. Other notable visiting British intelligence officers included novelist Graham Greene; secret Soviet agent in MI-6 and future defector to the Soviet Union Harold "Kim" Philby; and writer Malcolm Muggeridge. French letters were represented by French writer and airman, Antoine Saint-Exupery and French playwright, Jean Giroudoux. Finally, Aquilino Ribeiro, one of Portugal's premier contemporary novelists, wrote about wartime Portugal, including one sensational novel, Volframio, which portrayed the profound impact of the exploitation of the mineral wolfram on Portugal's poor, still backward society.
       In Estoril, Portugal, the idea for the world's most celebrated fictitious spy, James Bond, was probably first conceived by Ian Fleming. Fleming visited Portugal several times after 1939 on Naval Intelligence missions, and later he dreamed up the James Bond character and stories. Background for the early novels in the James Bond series was based in part on people and places Fleming observed in Portugal. A key location in Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale (1953) is the gambling Casino of Estoril. In addition, one aspect of the main plot, the notion that a spy could invent "secret" intelligence for personal profit, was observed as well by the British novelist and former MI-6 officer, while engaged in operations in wartime Portugal. Greene later used this information in his 1958 spy novel, Our Man in Havana, as he observed enemy agents who fabricated "secrets" for money.
       Thus, Portugal's World War II experiences introduced the country and her people to a host of new peoples, ideas, products, and influences that altered attitudes and quickened the pace of change in this quiet, largely tradition-bound, isolated country. The 1943-45 connections established during the Allied use of air and naval bases in Portugal's Azores Islands were a prelude to Portugal's postwar membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > World War II

  • 11 quarter

    'kwo:tə 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjerde-/firedel, kvart, kvarter
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar, 25 cent
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bydel, kvarter, strøk
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning, kant, hold, hjørne
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde, grid
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kvart (bakpart av) gris/okse, osv.
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) måne i ny eller ne
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) termin
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fire
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dele på/med fire
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) innkvartere
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) hvert kvartal
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidsskrift
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    fjerdedel
    --------
    kvarter
    --------
    strøk
    I
    subst. \/ˈkwɔːtə\/
    1) fjerdedel, en kvart
    2) ( tid) kvarter, kvartal, termin
    3) ( sted) kvarter, kvartal, bydel
    4) forklaring: rommål for tørrvarer som tilsvarer 8 bushels forklaring: (290,9 l)
    5) forklaring: britisk vektmål som tilsvarer 1\/4 hundredweight forklaring: eller 28 pounds
    forklaring: (britisk) eller 25 pounds forklaring: (amer.)
    6) (amer.) 25 cent
    7) ( av slaktet dyr) fjerding
    8) ( astronomi) kvarter, månefase
    9) ( også overført) side, kant, hold
    10) verdenshjørne, kompassretning
    11) ( sjøfart) låring
    13) ( heraldikk) kvarter felt på firedelt våpen
    14) (amer., fotball, basketball) omgang
    at close quarters på nært hold
    by the quarter kvartalsvis
    in all quarters eller in every quarter på alle hold, overalt
    not a quarter as ikke på langt nær
    a quarter of en kvart, en fjerdedels
    a quarter past\/to eller (a) quarter after\/of kvart over\/på
    quarters losji, bolig, bosted ( militærvesen) forlegning ( sjøfart) post, stasjon
    take up one's quarters with slå seg ned hos
    take up one's quarters\/abode\/lodgings slå seg ned\/til, innkvartere seg, flytte inn ( sjøfart) stille seg på post
    II
    verb \/ˈkwɔːtə\/
    1) dele i fire deler
    2) ( militærvesen) innkvartere, forlegge
    3) være innkvartert, bli innkvartert
    4) ta inn, innkvartere seg
    5) ( historisk) partere
    6) ( heraldikk) kvadrere, firedele
    7) ( heraldikk) anbringe\/bære i kvadrert skjold
    8) ( om jakthund) gjennomsøke
    9) ( sjøfart) seile for låringsvind, seile med vinden på låringen, sløre
    10) virre hit og dit
    give no quarter ikke vise nåde
    quarter somebody on dytte noen over på

    English-Norwegian dictionary > quarter

  • 12 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) fjórðungur úr dollara/dal
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (borgar)hverfi
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) átt
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grið
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kjötlæri; lærstykki
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kvartil, tunglfjórðungur
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) leikfjórðungur
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) önn
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) skipta í fernt
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) deila með fjórum
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) hÿsa
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ársfjórðungslega
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ársfjórðungsrit
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Icelandic dictionary > quarter

  • 13 quarter

    9 hl, címerpajzs felosztása, táj, 12, félév, égtáj to quarter: négy részre oszt, négyfelé vág, négyfelé oszt
    * * *
    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) negyed (rész)
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) negyed dollár(os)
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (város)negyed
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) irány
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) kegyelem
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) (hátsó) fertály
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) holdnegyed
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) negyed
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) negyedév
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) négy részre oszt
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) négyfelé oszt
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) elszállásol
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) negyedévenként
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) negyedévenként megjelenő folyóirat
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Hungarian dictionary > quarter

  • 14 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) moeda de vinte e cinco cêntimos
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bairro
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcçao
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) perdao
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pernil
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quarto
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar aos quartos
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividir em quatro
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) aquartelar
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) trimestral
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    quar.ter
    [kw'ɔ:tə] n 1 quarto, quarta parte, trimestre, quarto do ano, quarto da lua, quarto de hora, quarto da carcaça de um animal. 2 região ou parte da terra. 3 quarteirão. 4 quartel, alojamento de soldados e marinheiros. 5 quadrante. 6 medida de peso. 7 abrigo, quartel, refúgio, acolhida. 8 piedade, clemência. 9 moeda nos EUA ou Canadá que vale 25 centavos ou um quarto de dólar. 10 área de uma cidade onde um certo grupo de pessoas mora ou trabalha ou que tem características peculiares. • vt+vi 1 esquartejar. 2 aquartelar. 3 Her esquartelar. 4 repartir em quatro partes iguais. a quarter past six seis horas e quinze minutos. a quarter to three quinze para as três. at close quarters muito perto. hind quarter ancas, quarto traseiro. in this quarter nesta parte. quarters of a ship alhetas. to change quarter mudar-se.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > quarter

  • 15 quarter

    n. çeyrek, dörtte birlik bölüm, onbeş dakika, yirmibeş sent, köşe, yer, bölge, mahalle, makam, bağışlama, kaynak (haber), canını bağışlama, aman, dördün, yarımay, ağırlık ölçüsü (amer. 11.34 kg), ölçek (2908 hl.)
    ————————
    v. dörde bölmek, dört parçaya bölmek, yerleştirmek, geceletmek, konaklatmak, asker yerleştirmek, araziyi köşe bucak aramak (köpek)
    * * *
    1. dörde böl (v.) 2. çeyrek (n.)
    * * *
    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) dörtte bir, çeyrek
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) çeyrek, 25 sent
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bölge, semt, mahalle
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) yön, taraf
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) merhamet, insaf
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bacak
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) yarım ay, dördün
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) oyunun dörtte biri
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) çeyrek öğretim yılı
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dört eşit parçaya bölmek
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dörde bölmek
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) yerleştirmek, konaklatmak
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) üç aylık, üç ayda bir
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) üç ayda bir çıkan yayın
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Turkish dictionary > quarter

  • 16 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) četrtina
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centov
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) četrt
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) smer
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) del živali
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) krajec
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) četrtina
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) četrtletje
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) razrezati na štiri dele
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) razdeliti na štiri dele
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) nastaniti
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) četrtletno
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) četrtletnik
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    I [kwɔ:tə]
    noun
    četrtina, četrt ( a quarter of an hour četrt ure; for quarter the price, for a quarter of fhe price za četrtino cene); četrtina funta (0,113 kg); četrtina milje, tek na četrt milje ( he won the ŋ zmagal je v teku na četrt milje); mera za tkanine, četrtina jarda (22,8 cm); trgovska mera, četrtina stota (28 funtov, 12,7 kg, American 2ɜ funtov, 11,ʌɔ kg; British English 2,91 hl); American Scottish šolsko četrtletje; četrtletje, kvartal; četrtina zaklane živali, ena od štirih nog, hrbet konja; heraldry eno od štirih polj grba; astronomy lunin krajec ( first ŋ prvi krajec, last ŋ zadnji krajec); American četrt dolarja, novec za 25 centov; mestna četrt, kvart ( residential ŋ stanovanjska četrt); stran neba, smer vetra (what quarter is the wind in? iz katere strani piha?, figuratively od kje piha veter?); predel, kraj ( in this ŋ v teh krajih), smer ( in that ŋ v ono smer), stran ( from another ŋ z druge strani); vir ( from a good ŋ iz dobrega vira); družbeni krog ( in government ŋs v vladnih krogih); usnje za peto (čevlja); technical ɔ palce širok kos lesa (v tesarstvu); military (zlasti plural) stan, bivališče ( to be confined to ŋs biti v hišnem priporu); (zlasti military) milost, prizanašanje, pomilostitev ( to find no quarter with ne najti milosti pri); nautical bok krme ( on the port ŋ na levi strani krme); nautical borbeni položaj posadke ( to beat to ŋs sklicati posadko na položaje)
    to ask ( —ali call, cry) for quarter — prositi za milost
    to give quarter — izkazati milost, pomilostiti
    at close quarters — od blizu, v neposrednem stiku (spopadu)
    II [kwɔ:tə]
    1.
    transitive verb
    razdeliti na štiri dele; razkosati, razčetveriti (izdajalca); heraldry razdeliti na štiri polja (grb); vzeti pod streho; military (prisilno) nastaniti (at, in a place; to be ŋed at (in) stanovati kje); pretakniti, preiskati teren (lovski psi); nautical določiti borbeni položaj posadke;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    stanovati, živeti (at pri); tekati sem in tja (psi)
    figuratively to quarter o.s. on s.o. — vseliti se pri kom

    English-Slovenian dictionary > quarter

  • 17 quarter

    • painomitta
    • ilmansuunta
    • jakaa neljään osaan
    • vartti
    • asunto
    • sijoittaa
    law
    • armahdus
    • armo
    • vuosineljännes
    • puoli
    • kaupunginosa
    • nelikko
    • neljännesdollari
    • neljännesvuosi
    • neljäsosa
    • neljännes
    • majoittaa
    • maa
    • suunta
    • taho
    • kulmakunta
    • kulma
    • piiru
    • kortteli
    • kortteeri
    • kolkka
    * * *
    'kwo:tə 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) neljännes
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) neljännesdollari
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kortteli
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) suunta
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) armo
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) neljännes
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) neljännes
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) erä
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) lukukausi
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) leikata neljään osaan
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vähentää neljäsosaan
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) majoittaa
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) neljännesvuosittain
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) neljännesvuosijulkaisu
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Finnish dictionary > quarter

  • 18 quarter

    ['kwɔːtə(r)] 1. n
    ( fourth part) ćwierć f; (US) ( coin) ćwierć f dolara; ( of year) kwartał m; ( of city) dzielnica f

    it's a quarter to 3, (US) it's a quarter of 3 — jest za kwadrans trzecia

    it's a quarter past 3, (US) it's a quarter after 3 — jest kwadrans po trzeciej

    2. vt
    ćwiartować (poćwiartować perf); ( MIL) ( lodge) zakwaterowywać (zakwaterować perf)
    * * *
    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwartał
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) ćwierć dolara
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) dzielnica
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strona (świata)
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) łaska
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ćwiartka
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kwadra
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) kwarta
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trymestr
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) pokroić na cztery części
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) podzielić na cztery części
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) zakwaterować
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kwartalnie
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kwartalnik
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Polish dictionary > quarter

  • 19 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ceturtdaļa
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) divdesmit pieci centi
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartāls
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) puse; mala; virziens
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) žēlastība
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) (kautķermeņa) ceturtdaļa; gurns
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) augošs/dilstošs mēness
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) (spēles) ceturtdaļa/periods
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ceturksnis
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) sadalīt četrās daļās
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dalīt ar četri
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) izvietot; izmitināt
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) reizi ceturksnī/trijos mēnešos
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ceturkšņa žurnāls
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    ceturtdaļa; ceturksnis; kvartāls, ceturksnis; divdesmit piecu centu monēta; ceturtdaļa; puse, vieta; kvartāls; dzīvoklis, mājoklis; kazarmas; aprindas; labvēlība, iecietība; ceturtdaļjūdze; ceturtdaļjūdzes skrējiens; kvarterklājs; sadalīt četrās daļās; izvietot pa dzīvokļiem; mitināties, dzīvot; meklēt; ieiet jaunā fāzē; sacirst gabalos

    English-Latvian dictionary > quarter

  • 20 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ketvirtis
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centų moneta
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartalas
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) pusė, šalis
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pasigailėjimas
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pasturgalis
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) jaunatis, delčia
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) vienas iš keturių kėlinių
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ketvirtis
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) perpjauti į keturias dalis
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dalyti iš keturių
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) apgyvendinti
    •
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kas ketvirtį
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ketvirčio žurnalas
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > quarter

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