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[ˈkwɔːtə]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
رُبْعtwo and a quarter hours.
2) in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.قِطْعَة نَقْدِيَّه: رُبْع دولار3) a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live:حَي في المَدينَهHe lives in the Polish quarter of the town.
4) a direction:جِهَه، مَكانPeople were coming at me from all quarters.
5) mercy shown to an enemy.رَحْمَه6) the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg:فَخْذ البَقَرa bull's hindquarters.
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.ربيع أوَّل أو ربيع ثانٍ8) one of four equal periods of play in some games.رُبْع اللعْبَه9) a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.فَصل دِراسي في الكُلِّيَّه2. verb1) to cut into four equal parts:يُقَسِّم إلى أرباعWe'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.
2) to divide by four:يُقَسِّم على أرْبَعَهIf we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.
3) to give ( especially a soldier) somewhere to stay:يُنْزِل، يأوي الجُنودThe soldiers were quartered all over the town.
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