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subs.Fourth part: use P. and V. τέταρτον μέρος.Region: P. and V. χώρα, ἡ, τόπος, ὁ, or pl.Hand direction: P. and V. χείρ, ἡ.From another quarter: P. and V. ἄλλοθεν.From no quarter: P. οὐδαμόθεν.All is well in that quarter: V. καλῶς τά γʼ ἐνθένδε (Eur., Or. 1277).Quarter of a town: P. μέρος, τό (Thuc. 2, 15), κώμη, ἡ.Pardon: P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ, V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.Give quarter: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (also with gen. of object).Give no quarter ( in battle): P. μηδαμῶς ζωγρεῖν (Plat., Legg. 868B).——————v. trans.Billet: P. καταστρατοπεδεύειν (Xen.), V. εὐνάζειν, κατευνάζειν (Eur., Rhes.); see Billet.Be quartered: P. σκηνεῖν, V. κατευνάσθαι (perf. pass. of κατευνάζειν), (Eur., Rhes. 611).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Quarter
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['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (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.) τέταρτο2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) συνοικία4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) πλευρά, σημείο5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) έλεος (σε ηττημένο εχθρό)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.) τέταρτο σφαγίου7) (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.) τέταρτο σελήνης8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) τέταρτο παιχνιδιού9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) τρίμηνο, τριμηνία2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) κόβω στα τέσσερα2) (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.) διαιρώ δια τέσσερα3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ανά τρίμηνο4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) τριμηνιαίο περιοδικό- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
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