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quarter ['kwɔ:tə(r)]∎ a quarter hour/century/pound un quart d'heure/de siècle/de livre∎ to quarter a cake couper un gâteau en quatre parts égales(b) (divide by four) diviser par quatre;∎ prices have been quartered les prix ont été divisés par quatre∎ the troops are quartered in the town les soldats sont logés en ville∎ to quarter the ground quêter3 noun(a) (one fourth) quart m; (portion → of apple, circle, century etc) quart m; (→ of orange, moon) quartier m;∎ during the first quarter of the century au cours du premier quart de ce siècle;∎ a quarter of a century/of an hour un quart de siècle/d'heure;∎ a quarter century un quart de siècle;∎ a ton and a quarter, one and a quarter tons une tonne un quart;∎ he ate a quarter/three quarters of the cake il a mangé le quart/les trois quarts du gâteau;∎ it's a quarter/three quarters empty c'est au quart/aux trois quarts vide;∎ we've only done (a) quarter of the work nous n'avons fait que le quart du travail(b) (in telling time) quart m;∎ it's a quarter past il est le quart(c) (three-month period) trimestre m;∎ published every quarter publié tous les trimestres ou tous les trois mois;∎ to be paid by the quarter être payé par trimestre;∎ profits were up during the last quarter les bénéfices ont augmenté au cours du dernier trimestre(d) (US and Canadian money) (pièce f de) vingt-cinq cents mpl∎ the wind is in the port/starboard quarter le vent souffle par la hanche de bâbord/tribord∎ the decision has been criticized in certain quarters la décision a été critiquée dans certains milieux;∎ in well-informed quarters dans les milieux bien informés;∎ offers of help poured in from all quarters des offres d'aide affluèrent de tous côtés(h) (part of town) quartier m;∎ the residential quarter le quartier résidentiel(i) (phase of moon) quartier m;∎ the moon is in the first/last quarter la lune est dans le premier/dernier quartier(k) (part of butchered animal) quartier m∎ they gave no quarter ils ne firent pas de quartier;∎ there was no quarter given or asked on ne fit pas de quartier(accommodation) domicile m, résidence f; Military quartiers mpl, cantonnement m, logement m;∎ the servants' quarters les appartements mpl des domestiques;∎ married quarters logement m pour couples mariés;∎ she took up quarters in central London elle a élu domicile ou s'est installée dans le centre de Londres;∎ many families live in very cramped quarters de nombreuses familles vivent dans des conditions de surpeuplement►► quarter binding (in bookbinding) demi-reliure f;Law quarter sessions (in England and Wales) ≃ cour f d'assises (remplacée en 1972 par la "Crown Court"); (in US) = dans certains États, tribunal local à compétence criminelle, pouvant avoir des fonctions administratives;Music quarter tone quart m de ton
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