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1 quarter
['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.) ketvirtis2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centų moneta3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartalas4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) pusė, šalis5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pasigailėjimas6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pasturgalis7) (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, delčia8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) vienas iš keturių kėlinių9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ketvirtis2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) perpjauti į keturias dalis2) (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 keturių3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) apgyvendinti•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kas ketvirtį4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ketvirčio žurnalas- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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2 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) (pa)dalyti pusiau2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) sumažinti perpus -
3 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) dalis2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) dalis3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) vaidmuo4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) vaidmuo5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) partija6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) vaidmuo2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) išsiskirti, atskirti, padalyti- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in
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