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  • 1 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (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.) ketvirtis
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centų moneta
    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.) kvartalas
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) pusė, šalis
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pasigailėjimas
    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.) pasturgalis
    7) (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.) jaunatis, delčia
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) vienas iš keturių kėlinių
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ketvirtis
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) perpjauti į keturias dalis
    2) (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.) dalyti iš keturių
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) apgyvendinti
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kas ketvirtį
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ketvirčio žurnalas
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > quarter

См. также в других словарях:

  • quarter horse — quarter ,horse noun count a type of small strong horse that can run a quarter of a mile very fast …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • quarter horse — ☆ quarter horse n. [after its great sprinting speed at a quarter of a mile] any of a breed of light, muscular horse of a solid, usually dark color: because of its quick reactions it is much used in Western range work and in rodeos …   English World dictionary

  • Quarter-horse racing — Racing of Quarter Horses. It originated among British settlers in Virginia shortly after Jamestown was established in 1607. The course was traditionally a quarter mile (400 m); today there are 11 officially sanctioned races, ranging from 220 to… …   Universalium

  • quarter mile — noun a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑440 yards • Hypernyms: ↑linear unit, ↑linear measure • Part Holonyms: ↑mile, ↑statute mile, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • quarter — quar|ter1 W2S1 [ˈkwo:tə US ˈkwo:rtər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part of an hour)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4¦(three months)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(part of a city)¦ 7¦(home)¦ 8¦(college)¦ 9¦(moon)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quarter — 1 noun 1 AMOUNT (C) one of four equal or almost equal parts into which something can be divided: Cut it into quarters. (+ of): a quarter of a mile | in the last quarter of the 19th century | They re firing almost a quarter of the workforce. | It… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • quarter horse — 1. one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short distance races, usually a quarter of a mile. 2. a horse of this breed used in herding livestock. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * Breed of light horse developed in the U.S. from… …   Universalium

  • quarter-horse — quarˈter horse noun (US) A horse that can run a quarter of a mile or so at great speed • • • Main Entry: ↑quarter …   Useful english dictionary

  • quarter horse — noun Etymology: from its high speed for distances up to a quarter of a mile Date: 1834 any of a breed of compact muscular saddle horses developed in the United States and characterized by great endurance and by high speed for short distances …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Quarter Horse — noun a horse of a small stocky agile breed, reputed to be the fastest breed over a quarter of a mile …   English new terms dictionary

  • quarter horse — noun (C) a strong horse in the US, bred to run short races, usually of a quarter of a mile …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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