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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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quarter binding — quarter bound /kwawr teuhr bownd /, adj. a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper. Cf. full binding, half binding, three quarter binding. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
quarter binding — noun : a book binding in which the material of the backbone (as leather) is different from that of the sides and extends upon the boards one quarter their width or less compare full binding, half binding, three quarter binding … Useful english dictionary
quarter-binding — quarˈter binding noun A type of bookbinding in which the spine and a small part of the sides are covered with a different material than the rest of the book • • • Main Entry: ↑quarter … Useful english dictionary
quarter binding — noun see quarter bound … New Collegiate Dictionary
quarter binding — noun a type of bookbinding in which the spine is bound in one material and the rest of the cover in another. Derivatives quarter bound adjective … English new terms dictionary
Quarter binding — Составная переплётная крышка с кожаным корешком и сторонками, покрытыми тканью или бумагой … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
three-quarter binding — noun the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover • Hypernyms: ↑binding, ↑book binding, ↑cover, ↑back * * * noun : a book binding in which the material (as leather) of the backbone and the corners is… … Useful english dictionary
three-quarter binding — n. a type of bookbinding in which the material of the back, usually leather, is extended onto the covers for one third of their width … English World dictionary
three-quarter binding — Bookbinding. a binding in which the material used for the back extends further over the covers than in half binding. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
three-quarter binding — /θri kwɔtə ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ (say three kwawtuh buynding) noun a book binding in which the leather back extends farther towards the side covers than in half binding …
three-quarter binding — noun see three quarter bound … New Collegiate Dictionary