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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 [ˈkwɔ:tər]1. nouna. ( = fourth part) quart m• a quarter of a pound of cheese ≈ 120 grammes de fromagec. ( = specific fourth part) [of year] trimestre m ; [of dollar] quart m de dollar, vingt-cinq cents mpl ; [of moon] quartier md. ( = part of town) the Latin quarter le Quartier latin2. plural noun( = divide into four) diviser en quatre (parts égales)4. adjective5. compounds* * *['kwɔːtə(r)] 1.1) ( one fourth) quart mquarter of an hour — quart m d'heure
2) gen, Finance ( three months) trimestre m3) ( district) quartier m4) ( group) milieu m5) ( mercy) littér6) US ( 25 cents) vingt-cinq cents mpl7) US ( measurement) = 12,7 kg2.quarters plural noun Military quartiers mpl, gen logement m3.to take up quarters — se loger (in dans)
1) (25%) quart m2) ( in time phrases)at (a) quarter to 11 — GB
at a quarter of 11 — US à onze heures moins le quart
3) ( in age)4. 5. 6.at close quarters adverbial phrase de près7.transitive verb1) ( divide into four) couper [quelque chose] en quatre [cake, apple]2) ( accommodate) cantonner [troops]; loger [people]; abriter [livestock] -
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A n1 ( one fourth) (of area, cake, litre, kilometre, tonne) quart m ; a quarter of a hectare/of the population un quart d'hectare/de la population ;4 ( district) quartier m ; residential/poor/artists' quarter quartier résidentiel/pauvre/des artistes ;5 ( group) milieu m ; there was criticism in some ou certain quarters il y a eu des critiques dans certains milieux ; don't expect help from that quarter n'attends aucune aide de ce côté-là ;6 ( mercy) littér quartier m liter, pitié f ; to get no quarter from sb ne recevoir aucune pitié de la part de qn ; to give no quarter ne pas faire de quartier ;8 GB Meas = 113,4 g ;9 US Meas = 12,7 kg ;12 Astron quartier m ;13 gen, Naut on the port/starboard quarter par la hanche de bâbord/tribord ; a wind from a southerly quarter un vent du sud ; from all quarters of the globe fig de tous les coins du monde ;14 Herald quartier m.B quarters npl Mil quartiers mpl, gen logement m ; to take up quarters se loger (in dans) ; to retire to one's quarters rentrer dans ses quartiers ; to be confined to quarters Mil être cantonné dans ses quartiers ; single/married quarters logements pour célibataires/familles ; servants' quarters quartiers des domestiques ; we're living in very cramped quarters nous vivons à l'étroit ; battle ou general quarters Mil poste m de combat.C pron1 (25%) quart m ; only a quarter passed seul le quart a réussi ; you can have a quarter now and the rest later tu peux en avoir le quart maintenant et le reste plus tard ;2 ( in time phrases) at (a) quarter to 11 GB, at a quarter of 11 US à onze heures moins le quart ; an hour and a quarter une heure et quart ;3 ( in age) she's ten and a quarter elle a dix ans et trois mois.D adj she has a quarter share in the company elle a un quart des actions de l'entreprise ; a quarter century ( 25 years) un quart de siècle ; ( 25 runs at cricket) 25 points au cricket ; a quarter mile ≈ 500 m ; a quarter tonne ≈ 250 kg ; three and a quarter years trois ans et trois mois.E adv a quarter full au quart plein ; a quarter as big quatre fois moins grand ; quarter the price/size quatre fois moins cher/grand.F at close quarters adv phr de près ; I had never seen a zebra at close quarters je n'avais jamais vu un zèbre de près ; seen at close quarters, he's ugly vu de près il est laid ; to fight at close quarters lutter au corps à corps.G vtr1 ( divide into four) couper [qch] en quatre [cake, apple] ;4 Hunt [dogs] quêter. -
4 gagging order
= décision de justice visant à interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affaire;∎ to issue a gagging order = interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affairePatty Hearst, the newspaper heiress kidnapped by urban guerrillas in California in 1974 and later jailed for participating with them in a bank robbery, could find herself back in court this week for contempt. Despite a gagging order, she has given an interview about the pending trial in August of a group member, Kathy Soliah (now Sarah Jane Olsen), captured last year after a quarter of a century on the run.
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