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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.) fjerde-/firedel, kvart, kvarter2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) kvartdollar, 25 cent3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) bydel, kvarter, strøk4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) retning, kant, hold, hjørne5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) nåde, grid6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kvart (bakpart av) gris/okse, osv.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.) måne i ny eller ne8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) omgang9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dele i fire2) (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.) dele på/med fire3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) innkvartere•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) hvert kvartal4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidsskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
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- at close quartersfjerdedel--------kvarter--------strøkIsubst. \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) fjerdedel, en kvart2) ( tid) kvarter, kvartal, termin3) ( sted) kvarter, kvartal, bydel4) forklaring: rommål for tørrvarer som tilsvarer 8 bushels forklaring: (290,9 l)5) forklaring: britisk vektmål som tilsvarer 1\/4 hundredweight forklaring: eller 28 poundsforklaring: (britisk) eller 25 pounds forklaring: (amer.)6) (amer.) 25 cent7) ( av slaktet dyr) fjerding8) ( astronomi) kvarter, månefase9) ( også overført) side, kant, hold10) verdenshjørne, kompassretning12) ( spesielt militærvesen) nåde14) (amer., fotball, basketball) omgangat close quarters på nært holdby the quarter kvartalsvisin all quarters eller in every quarter på alle hold, overaltnot a quarter as ikke på langt næra quarter of en kvart, en fjerdedelsa quarter past\/to eller (a) quarter after\/of kvart over\/påtake up one's quarters with slå seg ned hostake up one's quarters\/abode\/lodgings slå seg ned\/til, innkvartere seg, flytte inn ( sjøfart) stille seg på postIIverb \/ˈkwɔːtə\/1) dele i fire deler2) ( militærvesen) innkvartere, forlegge3) være innkvartert, bli innkvartert4) ta inn, innkvartere seg5) ( historisk) partere6) ( heraldikk) kvadrere, firedele7) ( heraldikk) anbringe\/bære i kvadrert skjold8) ( om jakthund) gjennomsøke9) ( sjøfart) seile for låringsvind, seile med vinden på låringen, sløre10) virre hit og ditgive no quarter ikke vise nådequarter somebody on dytte noen over på -
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1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) til, mot, på2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) til3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) til4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) til, med5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) på, til6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) i7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) sammenliknet med; til, mot8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) til9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) for å (kunne)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) igjen2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) til (bevissthet), (sette) i gang•for--------til--------åIadv. \/tuː\/1) igjen, lukket2) vendt fremover3) ( sjøfart) opp til vinden4) (hverdagslig, om hest) spent forIIprep. tsterk: \/tuː\/, trykksva \/, foran vokal: \/tʊ\/, foran konsonant: \/tə, t\/1) (om bevegelse, overgang eller retning) til, mot2) ( om plassering) til3) ( om resultatet av en handling eller prosess) til, i, med• what happened to them?4) ( om den personen eller tingen som berøres) til, mot, for, på, hos• what did he say to you?• a toast to the President!• here's to you!5) ( om en mottaker) til, mot, for• to whom did you give it?• give the book to him!6) ( om forholdet mellom personer eller ting) til, med, for, ved, overforhan er sekretær ved\/for den britiske legasjonen7) ( om konkret eller abstrakt forbindelse) til, på, mot• do you have a key to the door?• have you found the solution to the problem?8) ( om reaksjon) til, etter• to my surprise, she started to cry• to my thinking, the reaction was correct• what do you say to a nice beefsteak?9) ( i sammenligninger) mot, i forhold til, sammenlignet med, i, enn• ten to one he'll do it!10) ( i uttrykk med mengde) på, i, mot11) ( i klokkeslett) påbe equal to the situation være situasjonen voksentake somebody to witness ta noen til vitnetell somebody something to his\/her face si noen noe rett opp i ansiktettestify to vitne om bevitne, attestere, bekrefte bære vitnesbyrd omto it (again)! sett i gang (igjen), friskt mot!to one's heart's content av hjertens lyst så mye man vilto the ( matematikk) ito the day på dagenwhat is that to you? hva angår det deg?, hva betyr det for deg?would to God that... Gud gi at...IIIsubjunksjon \/tuː\/1) ånår man hører ham snakke, skulle man tro at han hadde problemer2) for å, til å3) for å, til å, etter å, over å• we didn't want to go, but we had tovi ville ikke gå, men vi måtte (gjøre det)• they asked me to come, but I haven't time tode bad meg om å komme, men det har jeg ikke tid tilbe to skulle, være bestemt tilin order to for åso as to for (på den måten) å
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