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9 hl, címerpajzs felosztása, táj, 12, félév, égtáj to quarter: négy részre oszt, négyfelé vág, négyfelé oszt* * *['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.) negyed (rész)2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) negyed dollár(os)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.) (város)negyed4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) irány5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) kegyelem6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) (hátsó) fertály7) (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.) holdnegyed8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) negyed9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) negyedév2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) négy részre oszt2) (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.) négyfelé oszt3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) elszállásol•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) negyedévenként4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) negyedévenként megjelenő folyóirat- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
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