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    ['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.) τέταρτο
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου
    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.) συνοικία
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) πλευρά, σημείο
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) έλεος (σε ηττημένο εχθρό)
    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.) τέταρτο σφαγίου
    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.) τέταρτο σελήνης
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) τέταρτο παιχνιδιού
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) τρίμηνο, τριμηνία
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) κόβω στα τέσσερα
    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.) διαιρώ δια τέσσερα
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ανά τρίμηνο
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) τριμηνιαίο περιοδικό
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Greek dictionary > quarter

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  • first quarter — ˌfirst ˈquarter adjective ACCOUNTING FINANCE first quarter profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first three months of the financial year: • The company has reported first quarter net profit down 17.4% at $1.2m on turnover that rose… …   Financial and business terms

  • first-quarter — ˌfirst ˈquarter adjective ACCOUNTING FINANCE first quarter profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first three months of the financial year: • The company has reported first quarter net profit down 17.4% at $1.2m on turnover that rose… …   Financial and business terms

  • first quarter — n. 1. the time of month between new moon and first half moon 2. the phase of the moon after the waxing crescent when only the right half of its face, when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, reflects sunlight to the earth: see MOON …   English World dictionary

  • first quarter — noun the first fourth of the Moon s period of revolution around the Earth • Hypernyms: ↑half moon * * * Astron. the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon s disk is illuminated by the sun. See diag. under moon …   Useful english dictionary

  • first quarter — /fɜ:st kwɔ:tə/ noun the period of three months from January to the end of March ● The first quarter’s rent is payable in advance …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • first-half, first-quarter profit — first half, first quarter, etc. profit ► profits for the first half, first quarter, etc. of a financial year: »The US entertainment giant showed how second quarter profits had more than doubled. Main Entry: ↑profit …   Financial and business terms

  • first-half, first-quarter, etc. profit — ► profits for the first half, first quarter, etc. of a financial year: »The US entertainment giant showed how second quarter profits had more than doubled. Main Entry: ↑profit …   Financial and business terms

  • first quarter — first fourth; first three months of the calendar year …   English contemporary dictionary

  • First Quarter Storm — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Quarter Storm date=1970 place=Manila result=Unknown combatant1= (allegedly supporting CPP NPA) combatant2=flagicon|Philippines Philippine Army flagicon|Philippines Philippine Constabulary… …   Wikipedia

  • first quarter — noun The waxing lunar phase, from new moon to half way between new moon and full moon. Ant: last quarter See Also: new moon, full moon, gibbous moon …   Wiktionary

  • first quarter — Astron. the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon s disk is illuminated by the sun. See diag. under moon. [1905 10] * * * …   Universalium

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