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♦ quarter /ˈkwɔ:tə(r)/n.1 (mat., astron., arald., ecc.) quarto: a quarter of a mile, un quarto di miglio; a quarter of a century, un quarto di secolo; It's a quarter to ( USA: of) four, sono le quattro meno un quarto; The moon is in its first quarter, la luna è al primo quarto; a quarter of beef, un quarto di bue; hind quarters, quarti posteriori; to cut into quarters, tagliare in quarti4 quarto della bussola; punto cardinale; ( per estens.) direzione, località, parte: Which quarter is the wind in?, in che direzione soffia il vento?; He has travelled in every quarter of the globe, ha viaggiato in ogni parte del mondo5 (fig.) provenienza; fonte; ambiente; settore; (al pl., anche) sfere: This information comes from a reliable quarter, questa informazione viene da fonte attendibile; We got help from an unexpected quarter, ricevemmo un aiuto inaspettato; He's likely to face criticism from some quarters, verrà probabilmente criticato da qualcuno; from every quarter (o from all quarters) da ogni parte; da tutte le direzioni; (lett.) to give no quarter, non dar quartiere; non usare misericordia6 quartiere; rione; zona d'una città: the residential quarter, il quartiere residenziale; the manufacturing quarter, la zona industriale della città8 (pl.) (mil.) quartieri; alloggiamento; luogo di guarnigione; caserme9 (pl.) (naut. mil.) posti di combattimento: The crew took up their quarters, l'equipaggio ha occupato i posti di combattimento10 (naut.) giardinetto; anca12 «quarter»; quarto di «hundredweight» ( misura di peso, pari a kg 12,70 in GB e a kg 11,34 in USA)● quarter bell [quarter clock], campana [orologio] che batte i quarti d'ora □ ( legatoria) quarter-binding, rilegatura in pelle sul dorso ( del libro) e in materiale di minor pregio sui due quadranti □ ( di un libro) quarter-bound, rilegato come sopra □ (in GB) quarter days, giorni di scadenza trimestrale (spec. degli affitti di case) NOTE DI CULTURA: Quarter Days: sono il 25 marzo ( Lady Day), il 24 giugno ( Midsummer Day), 29 settembre ( Michaelmas) e il 25 dicembre ( Christmas Day) □ ( USA) quarter dollar, quarto di dollaro ( 25 cents) □ (naut.) quarter gallery, balconata □ quarter-hour, quarto d'ora □ quarter-hourly, (che avviene) ogni quarto d'ora □ ( sport) quarter mile, quarto di miglio □ (ipp.) quarter-mile races, corse di un quarto di miglio □ ( sport) quarter-miler, podista che corre il quarto di miglio □ (mus., USA) quarter note, semiminima □ (fotogr.) quarter plate, lastra di 3Вј × 4Вј pollici (cm 8,3 × 10,8 circa) □ (fam. USA) quarter-pounder, cosa (spec. hamburger) che pesa un quarto di libbra □ quarter round, (archit.) ovolo, echino; (falegn.) quartabuono; quartabono □ (leg., stor.) quarter sessions, sessioni trimestrali; udienze trimestrali □ (mus.) quarter tone, quarto di tono; mezzo semitono □ (naut.) quarter watch, turno di guardia fatto da un quarto dell'equipaggio □ (naut.) quarter wind, vento al giardinetto □ (lett.) to ask for quarter, chieder quartiere; chiedere salva la vita □ (fig.) a bad quarter of an hour, un brutto quarto d'ora □ (naut.) to beat to quarters, chiamare l'equipaggio ai posti di combattimento □ at close quarters, dappresso, vicino; (mil.) corpo a corpo □ to live in close quarters, vivere in un ambiente ristretto □ (lett.) to receive quarter, aver salva la vita □ (edil.) sleeping quarters, zona notte □ to take up one's quarters with sb., andare ad abitare con q.(to) quarter /ˈkwɔ:tə(r)/A v. t.1 dividere in quarti; dividere in quattro parti: to quarter a watermelon, dividere in quattro un cocomero2 (stor.) fare in quarti; squartare ( supplizio): The traitor was hanged and quartered, il traditore è stato impiccato e squartatoB v. i.2 battere un terreno; fare una perlustrazione -
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I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]* * *['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.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro)3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartiere4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) parte, direzione5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grazia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (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.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) tempo9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dividere in quattro2) (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.) dividere in quattro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acquartierare, alloggiare•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) pubblicazione trimestrale- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock] -
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I ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]1) (later in time than) dopoafter that date — (in future) da lì in avanti; (in past) da allora, da quel giorno
2) (given, in spite of)3) (behind)to chase after sb. — correre dietro a o inseguire qcn.
it's me he's after — (to settle score) ce l'ha con me
to be after sb. — colloq. (sexually) correre dietro a qcn
5) (following in sequence, rank) dopoafter you! — (letting someone pass ahead) dopo di lei!
to stare after sb. — seguire qcn. con lo sguardo
"don't forget!" Meg called after her — "non dimenticarti!" Meg le urlò dietro
7) (beyond) dopo, oltretime after time — più volte, ripetutamente
9) (about)to ask after sb. — chiedere di qcn
to name a child after sb. — chiamare un bambino con il nome di o come qcn.
named after — [street, institution] intitolato a
"after Millet" — " alla maniera di Millet"
12) AE (past)13) after all dopo tuttoII ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]1) (following time or event) dopo, poi, in seguitosoon o not long after subito o poco dopo; for weeks after — ancora per settimane
III ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]the day after — il giorno dopo, l'indomani
1) (in sequence of events) dopo (che)2) (given that, in spite of the fact that)IV ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]after hearing all about him we want to meet him — dopo tutto ciò che abbiamo sentito su di lui vogliamo incontrarlo
* * *1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) dopo2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) dopo3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) dopo di4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) dietro, dietro a5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) dopo6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) (1) Sono le dieci e un quarto2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) dopo3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) dopo- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *I ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]1) (later in time than) dopoafter that date — (in future) da lì in avanti; (in past) da allora, da quel giorno
2) (given, in spite of)3) (behind)to chase after sb. — correre dietro a o inseguire qcn.
it's me he's after — (to settle score) ce l'ha con me
to be after sb. — colloq. (sexually) correre dietro a qcn
5) (following in sequence, rank) dopoafter you! — (letting someone pass ahead) dopo di lei!
to stare after sb. — seguire qcn. con lo sguardo
"don't forget!" Meg called after her — "non dimenticarti!" Meg le urlò dietro
7) (beyond) dopo, oltretime after time — più volte, ripetutamente
9) (about)to ask after sb. — chiedere di qcn
to name a child after sb. — chiamare un bambino con il nome di o come qcn.
named after — [street, institution] intitolato a
"after Millet" — " alla maniera di Millet"
12) AE (past)13) after all dopo tuttoII ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]1) (following time or event) dopo, poi, in seguitosoon o not long after subito o poco dopo; for weeks after — ancora per settimane
III ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]the day after — il giorno dopo, l'indomani
1) (in sequence of events) dopo (che)2) (given that, in spite of the fact that)IV ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
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