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quar·ter [ʼkwɔ:təʳ, Am ʼkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] nthe bottle was a \quarter full es war noch ein Viertel in der Flasche;for a \quarter of the price [or for \quarter the price] zu einem Viertel des Preises;a \quarter [of a pound] of tea ein Viertel[pfund] Tee;three \quarters drei Viertel;to divide sth into \quarters etw in vier Teile teilena \quarter of a century ein Vierteljahrhundert nt;a \quarter of an hour eine Viertelstunde;an hour and a \quarter eineinviertel Stunden;paid by the \quarter vierteljährlich bezahlt\quarters pl ein Spiel, bei dem ein Vierteldollar in ein Glas Bier geschnippt wirdhelp came from a totally unexpected \quarter Hilfe kam von völlig unerwarteter Seite;in certain \quarters in gewissen Kreisen;from high \quarters von höherer Stelleto ask/cry for \quarter um Gnade bitten/flehen;no \quarter was asked for and none given es wurde auf beiden Seiten schonungslos gekämpft;to give \quarter Erbarmen haben9) ( lodgings)married \quarters Familienunterkunft f;servants'\quarters Dienstbotenwohnung f;to be confined to \quarters mil Stubenarrest habenfrom the north/west \quarter aus nördlicher/westlicher Richtungon the port \quarter backbord;on the starboard \quarter steuerbordPHRASES:at close \quarters with sb in jds Nähe;they fought at close \quarters sie kämpften Mann gegen Mann vt1) ( cut into four)to \quarter sth etw vierteln;to \quarter sb hist jdn vierteilen2) ( give housing)to \quarter sb somewhere jdn irgendwo unterbringen;to be \quartered with sb bei jdm untergebracht [o einquartiert] werden;inv Viertel-;\quarter hour Viertelstunde f;\quarter pound Viertelpfund nt
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High tea — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High Tea — 〈[ haı ti:] m.; s; unz.; in England〉 am späten Nachmittag servierte kleine Mahlzeit, zu der Tee gereicht wird [engl., <high „hoch“ + tea „Tee“] … Universal-Lexikon
high tea — high′ tea′ n. cvs brit. a late afternoon or early evening meal at which tea is served • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
high tea — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening, typically consisting of a cooked dish and tea … English terms dictionary
high tea — n. Brit. a meal somewhat more elaborate and served later than the usual tea … English World dictionary
high tea — high teas N VAR In Britain, some people have a meal called high tea in the late afternoon instead of having dinner or supper later in the evening. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
high tea — n [U and C] BrE a meal of cold food, cakes etc eaten in the early evening … Dictionary of contemporary English
high tea — noun count or uncount BRITISH OLD FASHIONED a light meal served in the late afternoon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high tea — noun substantial early evening meal including tea • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑dinner … Useful english dictionary
high tea — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms high tea : singular high tea plural high teas British old fashioned a small meal served in the late afternoon … English dictionary
high tea — /haɪ ˈti/ (say huy tee) noun (chiefly in Britain) a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening, typically with a cooked dish, bread and butter, and tea to drink (usually taking the place of dinner). {originally the supper repast of the… …
