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n. kwart; woonwijk; kwart-dollar; kwart; vierhoek; plaats; streek; genade; windstreek--------v. vierendelen; in vieren delen; in vier gelijke stukken verdelen; kwartieren; opbergenquarter1[ kwo:tə]8 (stads)deel ⇒ wijk, gewest♦voorbeelden:a quarter of an hour • een kwartierhe chose the best quarter of the ox • hij koos het beste kwartier van de osthree quarters of the people voted • driekwart van de mensen stemdeduring the last quarter • in het laatste semesterthis clock also strikes the quarters • deze klok slaat ook de kwartierenit's a quarter past/to eight • het is kwart over/voor achtfrom all quarters of the world • uit alle windstrekenis the wind in that quarter? • waait de wind uit die hoek?♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:find suitable quarters • geschikte huisvesting vindenwell-informed quarters • goed ingelichte kringenmarried quarters • familieverblijventhey took up their quarters • ze sloegen hun tenten op, ze namen hun intrek→ close close/————————quarter2〈 werkwoord〉2 inkwartieren ⇒ logies/huisvesting verschaffen (aan), legeren♦voorbeelden:
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three-quarters — noun plural * three of four equal parts of something: It took an hour and three quarters to get home. three quarters of: Adult elephants spend three quarters of the day feeding. He d made about three quarters of a million dollars. three quarters… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
three quarters — noun 1. (a part equal to) three fourths of a whole 2. The greater part of something • • • Main Entry: ↑three * * * ˌthree ˈquarters [three quarters] (US also ˌthree ˈfourths … Useful english dictionary
three-quarters — n [plural] an amount equal to three of the four equal parts that make up a whole three quarters of ▪ three quarters of an hour … Dictionary of contemporary English
three-quarters */ — UK / US noun [plural] three of four equal parts of something It took an hour and three quarters to get home. three quarters of: Adult elephants spend three quarters of the day feeding. He d made about three quarters of a million pounds. three… … English dictionary
three-quarters — also three quarters QUANT: QUANT of n Three quarters is an amount that is three out of four equal parts of something. Three quarters of the country s workers took part in the strike... It took him about three quarters of an hour. Syn: three… … English dictionary
three-quarters — noun three of four equal parts three fourths of a pound • Syn: ↑three fourths • Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction * * * noun [plural] : an amount equal to three of the four parts which make up something : seventy five percent … Useful english dictionary
three-quarters — noun (plural) an amount equal to three of the four equal parts that make up a whole (+ of): three quarters of a hour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌthree-ˈquarters — noun [plural] three of four equal parts of something It took an hour and three quarters to get home.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hour — W1S1 [auə US aur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(60 minutes)¦ 2¦(business/work etc)¦ 3 (work) long/regular etc hours 4¦(time of day)¦ 5¦(long time)¦ 6¦(o clock)¦ 7 1300/1530/1805 etc hours 8 by the hour/from hour to hour 9 lunch/din … Dictionary of contemporary English
hour — [ aur ] noun *** ▸ 1 60 minutes of time ▸ 2 a long time ▸ 3 time in which you do something ▸ 4 particular time of day ▸ 5 point in history/life ▸ 6 exact time ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a period of time that consists of 60 minutes. 30 minutes is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hour */*/*/ — UK [ˈaʊə(r)] / US [aʊr] noun Word forms hour : singular hour plural hours 1) a) [countable] a period of time that consists of 60 minutes. 30 minutes is usually called half an hour, 15 minutes can be called a quarter of an hour, and 45 minutes can … English dictionary