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kwo:(r)t(a unit of liquid measure) one fourth of a gallon (1.136 litres in the UK and 0.946 liters in the US). cuarto de galónquart n cuarto de galónEs una medida de líquidos que equivale a 1,13 litrostr[kwɔːt]1 cuarto de galón\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto put a quart into a pint pot hacer algo imposible Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL En Gran Bretaña equivale a 1,14 litros; en Estados Unidos equivale a 0,95 litro /Table 1quart ['kwɔrt] n: cuarto m de galónn.• cuarto de galón (Unidades) s.m.kwɔːrt, kwɔːtnoun cuarto m de galón (EEUU: 0,94 litros, RU: 1,14 litros)you can't get a quart into a pint pot — (BrE) no se puede meter a España en Portugal
[kwɔːt]N (gen) cuarto m de galón (Brit = 1,136 litros; US = 0,946 litros)* * *[kwɔːrt, kwɔːt]noun cuarto m de galón (EEUU: 0,94 litros, RU: 1,14 litros)you can't get a quart into a pint pot — (BrE) no se puede meter a España en Portugal
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