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Stun·de <-, -n> [ʼʃtʊndə] f1) ( 60 Minuten) hour;in den nächsten \Stunden in the next few hours;nur noch eine knappe \Stunde just under an hour to go;in der \Stunde der Not in sb's hour of need;die \Stunde der Wahrheit the moment of truth;jds große \Stunde sb's big moment;in einer schwachen \Stunde in a moment of weakness;in einer stillen \Stunde in a quiet moment;eine Viertel\Stunde a quarter of an hour;eine halbe \Stunde half an hour;eine Dreiviertel\Stunde three-quarters of an hour;anderthalb \Stunden an hour and a half, one and a half hours;volle \Stunde on the hour;die Kirchturmuhr schlägt die vollen \Stunden the church clock strikes on the hour;der Zug fährt jede volle \Stunde the train departs every hour on the hour;\Stunde um \Stunde, \Stunden um \Stunden [for] hour after hour;\Stunde um \Stunde verging hour after hour went by;ich wartete \Stunden um \Stunden I waited for hour after hour;von \Stunde zu \Stunde from hour to hour, hourly;es wird jetzt von \Stunde zu \Stunde klarer it's becoming clearer by the hour;zu dieser \Stunde ( geh) at the present time;zu jeder \Stunde, jede \Stunde [at] any time;die Nachricht kann zu jeder \Stunde eintreffen the news may arrive at any time;die Polizei kann jede \Stunde hier sein! the police may be here [at] any moment!;zu jeder \Stunde bereit sein to be ready at a moment's notice;um diese Zeit verkehrt die S-Bahn nur noch alle halbe \Stunde [o halben \Stunden] at this time of day/night there's only one [S-Bahn] train every half an hourjds \Stunde ist gekommen sb's hour [or time] has come;bis zur \Stunde up to the present moment, as yet3) (Unterrichts\Stunde) lesson, period;\Stunden geben to teach;\Stunden nehmen to have [or take] lessonssich nur an die angenehmen \Stunden erinnern to remember only the pleasant timesWENDUNGEN:die \Stunde Null zero hour, the new beginning;die \Stunde X the appointed hour;der ersten \Stunde original, pioneering;ein Mann/eine Frau der ersten \Stunde a prime mover;jdm schlägt die \Stunde sb's time is up [or hour has come];wissen, was die \Stunde geschlagen hat to know what's coming [or how things stand] -
22 an
indefinite article* * *[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.)2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.)* * *an[æn, ən]a[eɪ, ə]before vowel an[æn, ən]1. (undefined) ein(e)2. after neg▪ not \an kein(e)there was not \an person to be seen es war niemand zu sehenI haven't got \an chance ich habe nicht die geringste Chance3. (one) ein(e)can you pass me \an slice of bread please? reichst du mir mal bitte eine Scheibe Brot?I need \an new pencil ich brauche einen neuen Bleistift4. before profession, nationalityshe wants to be \an doctor sie möchte Ärztin werdenshe's \an teacher sie ist Lehrerinhe's \ann Englishman er ist Engländer5. introducing state ein(e)\an 17th-century cottage ein Landhaus im Stil des 17. Jahrhundertsthis is \an very mild cheese dieser Käse ist sehr mild6. (work of an artist) ein(e)is that \an Picasso? ist das ein Picasso?7. (quite) ein(e)that's \an thought! das ist ein guter Einfall!8. limiting uncountables ein(e)I only have \an limited knowledge of Spanish ich habe nur mäßige Spanischkenntnisse9. before unitI'd love \an coffee ich hätte gern einen Kaffeecan I have \an knife and fork please? kann ich bitte Messer und Gabel haben?10. as multiplier ein(e)you won't go far on \an litre of petrol mit einem Liter Benzin wirst du nicht weit kommenwe walked for half \an mile wir gingen eine halbe Meile weit\an dozen ein Dutzend\an few ein paar\an hundred/ \an thousand hundert/tausendcount up to \an thousand zähle bis tausend\an million eine Millionone and \an half eineinhalbthree-quarters of \ann hour eine dreiviertel Stundesix tenths of \an second sechs Zehntelsekunden11. before unknown name ein [gewisser].../eine [gewisse]...there's \an Ms Evans to see you eine [gewisse] Frau Evans möchte Sie sprechen12. (denoting likeness) ein(e)she'll never be \an Greta Garbo sie wird niemals eine Greta Garbo sein13. before family name ein(e)I'd never have guessed he was \an Wilson ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er ein Wilson ist14. before date ein(e)15. before product ein(e)she drives \an Ford sie fährt einen FordII. prephe earns $100,000 \an year er verdient im Jahr 100.000 Dollarthree times \an day dreimal täglichtwice \an week zweimal die Wocheonce \an month einmal im Monat* * *[n, ən, n]1. indef artSee:→ a2. conj(obs: if) so (old)* * *an2, an’ [æn] konj2. obs wenn, falls1. ein, eine, ein:a man ein Mann;a town eine Stadt;an hour eine Stunde;a Stuart ein(e) Stuart;a Mr Arnold ein (gewisser) Herr Arnold;she is a teacher sie ist Lehrerin;he died a rich man er starb reich oder als reicher Mann2. einzig:at a blow auf einen Schlag3. ein (zweiter), eine (zweite), ein (zweites):6. per, pro, je:£10 a year zehn Pfund im Jahr;five times a week fünfmal die oder in der Woche* * *indefinite article* * *art.ein art. -
23 quarto
['kwarto] quarto (-a)1. agg sm/f2. sm1) (frazione) quarterun quarto di vino — a quarter-litre Brit o quarter-liter Am bottle of wine
primo/ultimo quarto — (della luna) first/last quarter
2)un quarto d'ora — a quarter of an hourle otto e tre quarti; le nove meno un quarto — (a) quarter to Brit o of Am nine
passare un brutto quarto d'ora fig — to have a bad o nasty time of it
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24 drie/vijf kwartier
drie/vijf kwartierthree quarters of an hour, an hour and a quarterVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > drie/vijf kwartier
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A, a, ana capital A/ small a ein großes A/ein kleines a;\A flat As nt, as nt;\A sharp Ais nt, ais nt;\A major A-Dur nt;\A minor a-Moll nt;\A natural A nt, a nt;key of \A A-Schlüssel m;to be in [the key of] \A major/ minor in A-Dur/a-Moll geschrieben sein\A minus/ plus Eins minus/plus;to get straight \As nur Einser schreiben;to be an \A student (Am, Aus) ein Einserschüler/eine Einserschülerin sein;to get [an] \A eine Eins schreiben;to give sb an \A jdm eine Eins geben1) ( undefined) ein(e)not \A kein(e);there was not \A person to be seen es war niemand zu sehen;I haven't got \A chance ich habe nicht die geringste Chance3) ( one) ein(e);can you pass me \A slice of bread please? reichst du mir mal bitte eine Scheibe Brot?;I need \A new pencil ich brauche einen neuen Bleistift4) before profession, nationalityshe wants to be \A doctor sie möchte Ärztin werden;she's \A teacher sie ist Lehrerin;he's \An Englishman er ist Engländer5) introducing state ein(e);\A 17th-century cottage ein Landhaus im Stil des 17. Jahrhunderts;this is \A very mild cheese dieser Käse ist sehr mild6) ( work of an artist) ein(e);is that \A Picasso? ist das ein Picasso?7) ( quite) ein(e);that's \A thought! das ist ein guter Einfall!8) limiting uncountables ein(e);I only have \A limited knowledge of Spanish ich habe nur mäßige Spanischkenntnisse9) before unitI'd love \A coffee ich hätte gern einen Kaffee;can I have \A knife and fork please? kann ich bitte Messer und Gabel haben?10) as multiplier ein(e);you won't go far on \A litre of petrol mit einem Liter Benzin wirst du nicht weit kommen;we walked for half \A mile wir gingen eine halbe Meile weit;\A dozen ein Dutzend;\A few ein paar;\A hundred/\A thousand hundert/tausend;count up to \A thousand zähle bis tausend;\A million eine Million;one and \A half eineinhalb;three-quarters of \An hour eine dreiviertel Stunde;six tenths of \A second sechs Zehntelsekunden11) before unknown name ein [gewisser].../eine [gewisse]...;there's \A Ms Evans to see you eine [gewisse] Frau Evans möchte Sie sprechen12) ( denoting likeness) ein(e);she'll never be \A Greta Garbo sie wird niemals eine Greta Garbo sein13) before family name ein(e);I'd never have guessed he was \A Wilson ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er ein Wilson ist14) before date ein(e);my birthday is on \A Friday this year mein Geburtstag fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Freitag15) before product ein(e);she drives \A Ford sie fährt einen Ford prephe earns $100,000 \A year er verdient im Jahr 100.000 Dollar;three times \A day dreimal täglich;twice \A week zweimal die Woche;once \A month einmal im Monat1) (hypothetical person, thing) A;suppose \A was B's sister angenommen A wäre die Schwester von B;[to get] from \A to B von A nach B [kommen]2) ( blood type) A3) (first, best)\A 1 eins A ( fam)PHRASES:from \A to Z von A bis Z4. A n -
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A, a, ana capital A/ small a ein großes A/ein kleines a;\a flat As nt, as nt;\a sharp Ais nt, ais nt;\a major A-Dur nt;\a minor a-Moll nt;\a natural A nt, a nt;key of \a A-Schlüssel m;to be in [the key of] \a major/ minor in A-Dur/a-Moll geschrieben sein\a minus/ plus Eins minus/plus;to get straight \as nur Einser schreiben;to be an \a student (Am, Aus) ein Einserschüler/eine Einserschülerin sein;to get [an] \a eine Eins schreiben;to give sb an \a jdm eine Eins geben1) ( undefined) ein(e)not \a kein(e);there was not \a person to be seen es war niemand zu sehen;I haven't got \a chance ich habe nicht die geringste Chance3) ( one) ein(e);can you pass me \a slice of bread please? reichst du mir mal bitte eine Scheibe Brot?;I need \a new pencil ich brauche einen neuen Bleistift4) before profession, nationalityshe wants to be \a doctor sie möchte Ärztin werden;she's \a teacher sie ist Lehrerin;he's \an Englishman er ist Engländer5) introducing state ein(e);\a 17th-century cottage ein Landhaus im Stil des 17. Jahrhunderts;this is \a very mild cheese dieser Käse ist sehr mild6) ( work of an artist) ein(e);is that \a Picasso? ist das ein Picasso?7) ( quite) ein(e);that's \a thought! das ist ein guter Einfall!8) limiting uncountables ein(e);I only have \a limited knowledge of Spanish ich habe nur mäßige Spanischkenntnisse9) before unitI'd love \a coffee ich hätte gern einen Kaffee;can I have \a knife and fork please? kann ich bitte Messer und Gabel haben?10) as multiplier ein(e);you won't go far on \a litre of petrol mit einem Liter Benzin wirst du nicht weit kommen;we walked for half \a mile wir gingen eine halbe Meile weit;\a dozen ein Dutzend;\a few ein paar;\a hundred/\a thousand hundert/tausend;count up to \a thousand zähle bis tausend;\a million eine Million;one and \a half eineinhalb;three-quarters of \an hour eine dreiviertel Stunde;six tenths of \a second sechs Zehntelsekunden11) before unknown name ein [gewisser].../eine [gewisse]...;there's \a Ms Evans to see you eine [gewisse] Frau Evans möchte Sie sprechen12) ( denoting likeness) ein(e);she'll never be \a Greta Garbo sie wird niemals eine Greta Garbo sein13) before family name ein(e);I'd never have guessed he was \a Wilson ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er ein Wilson ist14) before date ein(e);my birthday is on \a Friday this year mein Geburtstag fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Freitag15) before product ein(e);she drives \a Ford sie fährt einen Ford prephe earns $100,000 \a year er verdient im Jahr 100.000 Dollar;three times \a day dreimal täglich;twice \a week zweimal die Woche;once \a month einmal im Monat1) (hypothetical person, thing) A;suppose \a was B's sister angenommen A wäre die Schwester von B;[to get] from \a to B von A nach B [kommen]2) ( blood type) A3) (first, best)\a 1 eins A ( fam)PHRASES:from \a to Z von A bis Z4. A n -
27 dodrans
I.In gen.:II.alicujus aedificii reliquum dodrantem emere,
Cic. Att. 1, 14 fin.; cf.:solvere dodrantem,
Mart. 8, 9:heres ex dodrante,
Nep. Att. 5, 2; Suet. Caes. 83:jugeri,
Col. 5, 1, 11; Liv. 8, 11:operae,
Col. 2, 4, 8:dodrantes semuncias horarum,
Plin. 2, 14, 11, § 58:pondo dodrans,
Scrib. Comp. 45 et saep.—Esp.(α).As a measure of length, nine inches, Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 71; Suet. Aug. 79; Front. Aquaed. 65.—(β).As a measure of time, three quarters of an hour, Plin. 18, 25, 58, § 219; 2, 14, 11, § 58. -
28 Dreiviertelstunde
Drei·vier·tel·stun·de [ʼdraifɪrtl̩ʼʃtʊndə] fthree-quarters of an hour, ( Am usu) 45 minutesDeutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Dreiviertelstunde
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30 quart
quart [kaʀ]1. masculine nouna. ( = fraction) quarter• c'est réglé au quart de poil (inf) [mécanique] it's perfectly tuned ; [événement] it's beautifully organized• il est le quart/moins le quart it's (a) quarter past/(a) quarter to• passer un mauvais or sale quart d'heure to have a hard time of itc. ( = veille) watch2. compounds• démarrer or partir au quart de tour [engin] to start (up) first time ; [personne] (inf) to have a short fuse* * *kaʀnom masculin1) ( quatrième partie) quarter (de of)un quart d'heure — lit a quarter of an hour
faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure (colloq) à quelqu'un — to give somebody a hard time
les trois quarts du temps — (colloq) most of the time
les trois quarts des gens — (colloq) most people
2) ( bouteille) a quarter-litre [BrE] bottle (de of); ( pichet) a quarter-litre [BrE] pitcher (de of)3) ( gobelet) beaker (of a quarter-litre [BrE] capacity)4) Nautisme watch•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kaʀ nm1) (= fraction) quarterElle a mangé le quart du gâteau. — She ate a quarter of the cake.
2) (= partie) quarter3) (de kilo) quarter, quarter-kilo, (de litre) quarter, quarter-litreun quart de beurre — a quarter-kilo of butter, a half-pound of butter
une livre un quart — three-quarters of a kilo, one and a half pounds
4) (temps)2h et quart; 2h un quart — a quarter past 2 Grande-Bretagne a quarter after 2 USA
il est le quart — it's (a) quarter past, it's (a) quarter after USA
une heure moins le quart — quarter to one, quarter of one USA
il est moins le quart — it's quarter to, it's a quarter to
5) (= surveillance) watch* * *1 ( quatrième partie) quarter (de of); un quart d'heure lit a quarter of an hour; faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure à qn to give sb a hard time; un kilo un quart a kilo and a quarter; un quart de siècle a quarter century; un quart de poulet/fromage a quarter chicken/cheese; il possède les trois quarts du capital he owns three quarters of the capital; les trois quarts du temps most of the time; les trois quarts des gens most people; un portrait de trois quarts Art a portrait in three-quarter profile; se tenir de trois quarts to stand three quarters on;3 ( gobelet) beaker (of a quarter-litreGB capacity);quart de cercle quadrant; quart de queue baby grand (piano); quart de soupir semiquaver rest; quart de ton quarter tone; quart de tour lit a 90° ou ninety-degree turn; faites un quart de tour (sur vous-même) turn 90° ou ninety degrees; faire qch au quart de tour fig to do sth immediately; ⇒ petit, grand.I( féminin quarte) [kar, kart] adjectifII[kar] nom masculin1. [quatrième partie] quartera. [généralement] a quarter (of a) circle2. MUSIQUE4. [petite quantité] fraction[aire de vent] rhumbêtre de quart to be on watch ou duty6. [bouteille ou pichet] quarter litre7. [gobelet] (quarter litre) mug ou beaker -
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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 -
32 quarter
quarter ['kwɔ:tə(r)]∎ a quarter hour/century/pound un quart d'heure/de siècle/de livre∎ to quarter a cake couper un gâteau en quatre parts égales(b) (divide by four) diviser par quatre;∎ prices have been quartered les prix ont été divisés par quatre∎ the troops are quartered in the town les soldats sont logés en ville∎ to quarter the ground quêter3 noun(a) (one fourth) quart m; (portion → of apple, circle, century etc) quart m; (→ of orange, moon) quartier m;∎ during the first quarter of the century au cours du premier quart de ce siècle;∎ a quarter of a century/of an hour un quart de siècle/d'heure;∎ a quarter century un quart de siècle;∎ a ton and a quarter, one and a quarter tons une tonne un quart;∎ he ate a quarter/three quarters of the cake il a mangé le quart/les trois quarts du gâteau;∎ it's a quarter/three quarters empty c'est au quart/aux trois quarts vide;∎ we've only done (a) quarter of the work nous n'avons fait que le quart du travail(b) (in telling time) quart m;∎ it's a quarter past il est le quart(c) (three-month period) trimestre m;∎ published every quarter publié tous les trimestres ou tous les trois mois;∎ to be paid by the quarter être payé par trimestre;∎ profits were up during the last quarter les bénéfices ont augmenté au cours du dernier trimestre(d) (US and Canadian money) (pièce f de) vingt-cinq cents mpl∎ the wind is in the port/starboard quarter le vent souffle par la hanche de bâbord/tribord∎ the decision has been criticized in certain quarters la décision a été critiquée dans certains milieux;∎ in well-informed quarters dans les milieux bien informés;∎ offers of help poured in from all quarters des offres d'aide affluèrent de tous côtés(h) (part of town) quartier m;∎ the residential quarter le quartier résidentiel(i) (phase of moon) quartier m;∎ the moon is in the first/last quarter la lune est dans le premier/dernier quartier(k) (part of butchered animal) quartier m∎ they gave no quarter ils ne firent pas de quartier;∎ there was no quarter given or asked on ne fit pas de quartier(accommodation) domicile m, résidence f; Military quartiers mpl, cantonnement m, logement m;∎ the servants' quarters les appartements mpl des domestiques;∎ married quarters logement m pour couples mariés;∎ she took up quarters in central London elle a élu domicile ou s'est installée dans le centre de Londres;∎ many families live in very cramped quarters de nombreuses familles vivent dans des conditions de surpeuplement►► quarter binding (in bookbinding) demi-reliure f;Law quarter sessions (in England and Wales) ≃ cour f d'assises (remplacée en 1972 par la "Crown Court"); (in US) = dans certains États, tribunal local à compétence criminelle, pouvant avoir des fonctions administratives;Music quarter tone quart m de ton -
33 Viertel
Adj. quarter; ein viertel Pfund a quarter (of a) pound* * *das Viertel(Stadtviertel) district; neighbourhood; neighborhood;(Teilmenge) fourth; quarter; a quarter;ein Viertela quarter; quarter* * *Vier|tel I ['fɪrtl]nt (Sw auch m) -s, -1) (Bruchteil) quarter; (inf) (= Viertelpfund) ≈ quarter; (= Viertelliter) quarter litre (Brit) or liter (US)der Mond ist im ersten/letzten Viertel — the moon is in the first/last quarter
ein Viertel Wein — a quarter litre (Brit) or liter (US) of wine
2)(ein) Viertel nach/vor sechs — (a) quarter past/to sixum viertel/drei viertel sechs (dial) — at (a) quarter past five/(a) quarter to six
fünf Minuten vor Viertel/drei Viertel — ten past/twenty to
See:II ['fɪrtl]nt -s, -(= Stadtbezirk) quarter, district* * *das1) (one of four equal parts.) fourth2) (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.) quarter3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quarter4) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) quarter* * *Vier·tel1<-s, ->[ˈfɪrtl̩]nt district, quarterVier·tel2<-s, ->[ˈfɪrtl̩]1. (der vierte Teil) quarterim ersten \Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts in the first quarter of the twentieth centuryein \Viertel der Bevölkerung a quarter of the population2. MATH quarterich nehme von den Krabben auch noch ein \Viertel I'll have a quarter of shrimps as well, please5. (15 Minuten)akademisches \Viertel lecture/lesson begins a quarter of an hour later than the time stated6. KOCHK lamb quarter* * *Ex:Viertels, Viertel/Ex:1) quarterein Viertel Wein — (ugs.) a quarter-litre of wine
Viertel vor/nach eins — [a] quarter to/past one
2) (Stadtteil) quarter; district* * *Viertel n; -s, -; quarter (auch Maß, Stadtteil, des Mondes); MATH US auch fourth; umg (Viertelpfund) quarter; (Glas Wein) glass of wine (measuring 250 ml);drei Viertel three quarters;Viertel nach vier (a) quarter past (US auch after) four;Viertel vor vier (a) quarter to (US auch of) four;* * *Ex:Viertels, Viertel/Ex:1) quarterein Viertel Wein — (ugs.) a quarter-litre of wine
Viertel vor/nach eins — [a] quarter to/past one
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Adj. quarter; ein viertel Pfund a quarter (of a) pound* * *das Viertel(Stadtviertel) district; neighbourhood; neighborhood;(Teilmenge) fourth; quarter; a quarter;ein Viertela quarter; quarter* * *Vier|tel I ['fɪrtl]nt (Sw auch m) -s, -1) (Bruchteil) quarter; (inf) (= Viertelpfund) ≈ quarter; (= Viertelliter) quarter litre (Brit) or liter (US)der Mond ist im ersten/letzten Viertel — the moon is in the first/last quarter
ein Viertel Wein — a quarter litre (Brit) or liter (US) of wine
2)(ein) Viertel nach/vor sechs — (a) quarter past/to sixum viertel/drei viertel sechs (dial) — at (a) quarter past five/(a) quarter to six
fünf Minuten vor Viertel/drei Viertel — ten past/twenty to
See:II ['fɪrtl]nt -s, -(= Stadtbezirk) quarter, district* * *das1) (one of four equal parts.) fourth2) (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.) quarter3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quarter4) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) quarter* * *Vier·tel1<-s, ->[ˈfɪrtl̩]nt district, quarterVier·tel2<-s, ->[ˈfɪrtl̩]1. (der vierte Teil) quarterim ersten \Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts in the first quarter of the twentieth centuryein \Viertel der Bevölkerung a quarter of the population2. MATH quarterich nehme von den Krabben auch noch ein \Viertel I'll have a quarter of shrimps as well, please5. (15 Minuten)akademisches \Viertel lecture/lesson begins a quarter of an hour later than the time stated6. KOCHK lamb quarter* * *Ex:Viertels, Viertel/Ex:1) quarterein Viertel Wein — (ugs.) a quarter-litre of wine
Viertel vor/nach eins — [a] quarter to/past one
2) (Stadtteil) quarter; district* * *viertel adj quarter;ein viertel Pfund a quarter (of a) pound* * *Ex:Viertels, Viertel/Ex:1) quarterein Viertel Wein — (ugs.) a quarter-litre of wine
Viertel vor/nach eins — [a] quarter to/past one
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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: -
36 quarter **** quar·ter
['kwɔːtə(r)]1. n1) (fourth part) quarto, (of year) trimestre m2) Am, (Canada: 25 cents) quarto di dollaro, 25 centesimi3)a quarter of an hour — un quarto d'orait's a quarter to or Am of 3 — sono le 3 meno un quarto, manca un quarto alle 3
it's a quarter past or Am after 3 — sono le 3 e un quarto
4) (district) quartiere m5)from all quarters — da tutte le parti or direzioni6)quarters npl — (accommodation) alloggio, Mil quartiere m, (temporary) alloggiamento
7)2. vt1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti)2) Mil alloggiare -
37 Edison, Thomas Alva
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building, Automotive engineering, Electricity, Electronics and information technology, Metallurgy, Photography, film and optics, Public utilities, Recording, Telecommunications[br]b. 11 February 1847 Milan, Ohio, USAd. 18 October 1931 Glenmont[br]American inventor and pioneer electrical developer.[br]He was the son of Samuel Edison, who was in the timber business. His schooling was delayed due to scarlet fever until 1855, when he was 8½ years old, but he was an avid reader. By the age of 14 he had a job as a newsboy on the railway from Port Huron to Detroit, a distance of sixty-three miles (101 km). He worked a fourteen-hour day with a stopover of five hours, which he spent in the Detroit Free Library. He also sold sweets on the train and, later, fruit and vegetables, and was soon making a profit of $20 a week. He then started two stores in Port Huron and used a spare freight car as a laboratory. He added a hand-printing press to produce 400 copies weekly of The Grand Trunk Herald, most of which he compiled and edited himself. He set himself to learn telegraphy from the station agent at Mount Clements, whose son he had saved from being run over by a freight car.At the age of 16 he became a telegraphist at Port Huron. In 1863 he became railway telegraphist at the busy Stratford Junction of the Grand Trunk Railroad, arranging a clock with a notched wheel to give the hourly signal which was to prove that he was awake and at his post! He left hurriedly after failing to hold a train which was nearly involved in a head-on collision. He usually worked the night shift, allowing himself time for experiments during the day. His first invention was an arrangement of two Morse registers so that a high-speed input could be decoded at a slower speed. Moving from place to place he held many positions as a telegraphist. In Boston he invented an automatic vote recorder for Congress and patented it, but the idea was rejected. This was the first of a total of 1180 patents that he was to take out during his lifetime. After six years he resigned from the Western Union Company to devote all his time to invention, his next idea being an improved ticker-tape machine for stockbrokers. He developed a duplex telegraphy system, but this was turned down by the Western Union Company. He then moved to New York.Edison found accommodation in the battery room of Law's Gold Reporting Company, sleeping in the cellar, and there his repair of a broken transmitter marked him as someone of special talents. His superior soon resigned, and he was promoted with a salary of $300 a month. Western Union paid him $40,000 for the sole rights on future improvements on the duplex telegraph, and he moved to Ward Street, Newark, New Jersey, where he employed a gathering of specialist engineers. Within a year, he married one of his employees, Mary Stilwell, when she was only 16: a daughter, Marion, was born in 1872, and two sons, Thomas and William, in 1876 and 1879, respectively.He continued to work on the automatic telegraph, a device to send out messages faster than they could be tapped out by hand: that is, over fifty words per minute or so. An earlier machine by Alexander Bain worked at up to 400 words per minute, but was not good over long distances. Edison agreed to work on improving this feature of Bain's machine for the Automatic Telegraph Company (ATC) for $40,000. He improved it to a working speed of 500 words per minute and ran a test between Washington and New York. Hoping to sell their equipment to the Post Office in Britain, ATC sent Edison to England in 1873 to negotiate. A 500-word message was to be sent from Liverpool to London every half-hour for six hours, followed by tests on 2,200 miles (3,540 km) of cable at Greenwich. Only confused results were obtained due to induction in the cable, which lay coiled in a water tank. Edison returned to New York, where he worked on his quadruplex telegraph system, tests of which proved a success between New York and Albany in December 1874. Unfortunately, simultaneous negotiation with Western Union and ATC resulted in a lawsuit.Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for a telephone in March 1876 while Edison was still working on the same idea. His improvements allowed the device to operate over a distance of hundreds of miles instead of only a few miles. Tests were carried out over the 106 miles (170 km) between New York and Philadelphia. Edison applied for a patent on the carbon-button transmitter in April 1877, Western Union agreeing to pay him $6,000 a year for the seventeen-year duration of the patent. In these years he was also working on the development of the electric lamp and on a duplicating machine which would make up to 3,000 copies from a stencil. In 1876–7 he moved from Newark to Menlo Park, twenty-four miles (39 km) from New York on the Pennsylvania Railway, near Elizabeth. He had bought a house there around which he built the premises that would become his "inventions factory". It was there that he began the use of his 200- page pocket notebooks, each of which lasted him about two weeks, so prolific were his ideas. When he died he left 3,400 of them filled with notes and sketches.Late in 1877 he applied for a patent for a phonograph which was granted on 19 February 1878, and by the end of the year he had formed a company to manufacture this totally new product. At the time, Edison saw the device primarily as a business aid rather than for entertainment, rather as a dictating machine. In August 1878 he was granted a British patent. In July 1878 he tried to measure the heat from the solar corona at a solar eclipse viewed from Rawlins, Wyoming, but his "tasimeter" was too sensitive.Probably his greatest achievement was "The Subdivision of the Electric Light" or the "glow bulb". He tried many materials for the filament before settling on carbon. He gave a demonstration of electric light by lighting up Menlo Park and inviting the public. Edison was, of course, faced with the problem of inventing and producing all the ancillaries which go to make up the electrical system of generation and distribution-meters, fuses, insulation, switches, cabling—even generators had to be designed and built; everything was new. He started a number of manufacturing companies to produce the various components needed.In 1881 he built the world's largest generator, which weighed 27 tons, to light 1,200 lamps at the Paris Exhibition. It was later moved to England to be used in the world's first central power station with steam engine drive at Holborn Viaduct, London. In September 1882 he started up his Pearl Street Generating Station in New York, which led to a worldwide increase in the application of electric power, particularly for lighting. At the same time as these developments, he built a 1,300yd (1,190m) electric railway at Menlo Park.On 9 August 1884 his wife died of typhoid. Using his telegraphic skills, he proposed to 19-year-old Mina Miller in Morse code while in the company of others on a train. He married her in February 1885 before buying a new house and estate at West Orange, New Jersey, building a new laboratory not far away in the Orange Valley.Edison used direct current which was limited to around 250 volts. Alternating current was largely developed by George Westinghouse and Nicola Tesla, using transformers to step up the current to a higher voltage for long-distance transmission. The use of AC gradually overtook the Edison DC system.In autumn 1888 he patented a form of cinephotography, the kinetoscope, obtaining film-stock from George Eastman. In 1893 he set up the first film studio, which was pivoted so as to catch the sun, with a hinged roof which could be raised. In 1894 kinetoscope parlours with "peep shows" were starting up in cities all over America. Competition came from the Latham Brothers with a screen-projection machine, which Edison answered with his "Vitascope", shown in New York in 1896. This showed pictures with accompanying sound, but there was some difficulty with synchronization. Edison also experimented with captions at this early date.In 1880 he filed a patent for a magnetic ore separator, the first of nearly sixty. He bought up deposits of low-grade iron ore which had been developed in the north of New Jersey. The process was a commercial success until the discovery of iron-rich ore in Minnesota rendered it uneconomic and uncompetitive. In 1898 cement rock was discovered in New Village, west of West Orange. Edison bought the land and started cement manufacture, using kilns twice the normal length and using half as much fuel to heat them as the normal type of kiln. In 1893 he met Henry Ford, who was building his second car, at an Edison convention. This started him on the development of a battery for an electric car on which he made over 9,000 experiments. In 1903 he sold his patent for wireless telegraphy "for a song" to Guglielmo Marconi.In 1910 Edison designed a prefabricated concrete house. In December 1914 fire destroyed three-quarters of the West Orange plant, but it was at once rebuilt, and with the threat of war Edison started to set up his own plants for making all the chemicals that he had previously been buying from Europe, such as carbolic acid, phenol, benzol, aniline dyes, etc. He was appointed President of the Navy Consulting Board, for whom, he said, he made some forty-five inventions, "but they were pigeonholed, every one of them". Thus did Edison find that the Navy did not take kindly to civilian interference.In 1927 he started the Edison Botanic Research Company, founded with similar investment from Ford and Firestone with the object of finding a substitute for overseas-produced rubber. In the first year he tested no fewer than 3,327 possible plants, in the second year, over 1,400, eventually developing a variety of Golden Rod which grew to 14 ft (4.3 m) in height. However, all this effort and money was wasted, due to the discovery of synthetic rubber.In October 1929 he was present at Henry Ford's opening of his Dearborn Museum to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the incandescent lamp, including a replica of the Menlo Park laboratory. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and was elected to the American Academy of Sciences. He died in 1931 at his home, Glenmont; throughout the USA, lights were dimmed temporarily on the day of his funeral.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMember of the American Academy of Sciences. Congressional Gold Medal.Further ReadingM.Josephson, 1951, Edison, Eyre \& Spottiswode.R.W.Clark, 1977, Edison, the Man who Made the Future, Macdonald \& Jane.IMcN -
38 petit
petit, e [p(ə)ti, it]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque petit fait partie d'une locution comme entrer par la petite porte, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = jeune) little• je ne suis plus un petit garçon ! I'm not a child anymore!d. ( = mince) [tranche] thine. ( = court) [promenade, voyage] shortf. ( = miniature, jouet) toyh. ( = peu important) [commerçant, pays, entreprise, groupe] small ; [opération, détail, romancier] minor ; [amélioration, changement, inconvénient, odeur, rhume] slight ; [espoir, chance] faint ; [cadeau, soirée] littlei. ( = maladif) avoir une petite mine to look palej. ( = mesquin) [attitude, action] meank. (locutions) vous prendrez bien un petit verre ? you'll have a little drink, won't you?• petit con ! (vulg!) stupid jerk! (inf!)2. <3. <a. ( = enfant) little boyc. ( = jeune animal) les petits the young• faire des petits to have kittens (or puppies or lambs etc)d. ( = homme de petite taille) small man4. <5. <► petit pain ≈ bread roll► la petite reine ( = vélo) the bicycle► petit salé ( = porc) salt pork* * *
1.
petite p(ə)ti, it adjectif1) ( en taille) small, littlese faire tout petit — fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous
2) (en longueur, durée) short3) ( en âge) young, littlepetit ours/renard/lion — bear/fox/lion cub
4) [appétit, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur] light; [salaire] low; [averse] light; [cri, rire, souci] little; [chance, rhume] slight; [détail, défaut] minor5) ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque] lesser known; [emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor6) fig littlemon petit papa — darling daddy (colloq)
passe-moi un petit coup de fil — (colloq) give me a call
2.
nom masculin, fémininle petit — ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one
2) ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman
3.
voir petit — ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition
4.
nom masculin1) ( jeune animal)faire des petits — [chienne] to have puppies; fig [argent] to grow
2) ( personne modeste)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *p(ə)ti, it petit, -e1. adj1) (par la taille, les dimensions) (main, objet, colline) smallIl est petit pour son âge. — He's small for his age.
de petite taille (personne) — short, small, (arbre) small
Sonia habite une petite ville. — Sonia lives in a small town.
2) (valeur affective) littlePhyllis a une jolie petite maison. — Phyllis has a nice little house.
On a ouvert une petite bouteille de Chinon. — We've opened a little bottle of Chinon.
3) (peu important) (problème) small, minor, (progrès) little4) (= faible) (pluie, bruit) slight5) (en âge) (enfant) small, littleC'est dangereux pour les petits enfants. — It's dangerous for small children.
6) (= court) (voyage, présentation) little, (roman) short7) (= mesquin) mean2. nm/f1) (= enfant) child, little oneEmmène les petits au cinéma. — Take the children to the cinema.
Le petit de Sylvie a une mauvaise grippe. — Sylvie's little son has got bad a bad dose of flu.
les tout-petits — the little ones, the tiny tots
2) (= cadet) little one, youngestNicolas, c'est le petit. — Nicolas is the little one., Nicolas is the youngest.
mon petit (nuance ironique) — dear, (à son fils, un petit garçon) son
ma petite (nuance ironique) — dear, young lady, (à sa fille, une fillette) sweetheart
3. nm[animal]faire des petits [chatte] — to have kittens, [chienne] to have puppies
4. advpetit à petit — little by little, gradually
* * *A adj1 ( en taille) [personne, pied, objet, arbre, entreprise] ( objectivement) small; ( subjectivement) little; il est petit pour son âge he's small for his age; les mêmes, mais en plus petit the same ones, but smaller; le 36, c'est trop petit 36 is too small; le monde est petit! it's a small world!; un homme de petite taille, un homme petit a short ou small man; petit et trapu short and stocky; un petit homme timide a shy little man; la petite blonde, là-bas the little blonde, over there; une toute petite pièce/femme a tiny room/woman; se faire tout petit fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous; c'est Versailles en plus petit it's a miniature Versailles; ⇒ bête, doigt, lorgnette, plat, ruisseau;2 (en longueur, durée) [foulée, promenade, distance, paragraphe] short; par petites étapes in easy stages; ⇒ semaine;3 ( en âge) ( objectivement) young; ( subjectivement) little; il est trop petit pour comprendre he's too young to understand; c'est la plus petite she's the youngest; je t'ai connu petit I knew you when you were little; mon petit frère my little brother; ( bébé) my baby brother; le petit Jésus baby Jesus; petit garçon little boy; petite fille little girl; une petite Française a French girl; le petit nouveau the new boy; les petits enfants small ou young children; c'est notre petit dernier he's our youngest; petit chat kitten; petit chien puppy; petit ours/renard/lion bear/fox/lion cub;4 (en quantité, prix, force) [somme, appétit, majorité, volume, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur, buveur] light; [salaire, loyer] low; [tape, vent, averse] light; [cri, rire, sourire] little; [goût, espoir, chance] slight; d'une petite voix timide in a timid little voice; une petite pluie fine a fine drizzle; ça a un petit goût de cerise it tastes slightly of cherries; avoir une petite santé to have poor health; fais un petit effort make an effort; un (tout) petit peu de sel (just) a little salt; un petit sourire coquin/supérieur a mischievous/superior little smile; ⇒ feu;5 ( en gravité) [inconvénient, détail, défaut, opération] minor; [rhume] slight; [égratignure, souci] little;6 ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque, cru] lesser known; [situation, emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire, dignitaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor; les petites routes minor roads; le petit personnel low-grade staff; les petites gens ordinary people; un petit escroc a small-time crook; ⇒ soldat;7 ( pour minimiser) little; chante-nous une petite chanson give us a little song; un petit coup de rouge a little glass of red wine; un petit visage triste a sad little face; un bon petit vin/restaurant a nice little wine/restaurant; un petit cadeau/secret a little gift/secret; une petite faveur a little favourGB; de bons petits plats tasty dishes; un petit coin tranquille a quiet spot; envoie-moi un petit mot drop me a line; passe-moi un petit coup de fil○ give me a ring GB ou call; avoir de petites attentions pour qn to make a fuss of sb GB, to fuss over sb; il faut une petite signature ici could I ask you to sign here, please?; je n'ai eu que deux petites semaines de congé! I only had two short weeks off!; j'en ai pour une petite minute/heure it won't take me a minute/more than an hour; une petite trentaine de personnes under thirty people;8 ( en sentiment) mon petit Pierre my dear Pierre; mon petit papa darling daddy; mon petit chéri/ange my darling/angel; mon petit chou○ or poulet○ sweetie○, honey○; une petite garce◑ a bitch◑; un petit imbécile an idiot; très préoccupée de sa petite personne very taken up with herself; il tient à sa petite tranquillité he likes a nice quiet life;9 ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow; les petits esprits small-minded people.B nm,f1 ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin) le petit ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one; les petits the children, the kids○; pauvre petit! poor thing!; la petite Martin the Martin girl; les petits Martin the Martin children; ils ont deux petits they have two children; elle a eu un petit she's had a baby; n'aie pas peur, mon petit don't be afraid;2 ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman; les petits small people.C adv voir petit ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition; chausser/tailler petit [chaussures, vêtements] to be small-fitting; petit à petit little by little, gradually; ⇒ oiseau.D nm1 ( jeune animal) petits young; ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies; (loups, lions, ours) cubs, young; le mammifère allaite ses petits mammals suckle their young; la lionne et ses petits the lioness and her cubs ou young; comment s'appelle le petit de la chèvre? what do you call a baby ou young goat?; faire des petits [chienne] to have puppies; fig ( se multiplier) [argent] to grow; ( se briser) [vase] to end up in bits;2 ( personne modeste) les petits ordinary people; un petit de la finance a minor figure in the world of finance.petit aigle Zool scops owl; petit ami boyfriend; petit bassin Anat lower pelvis; ( de piscine) small pool; petit blanc ( vin) small glass of white wine; petit bleu† Postes telegram; petit bois ( d'allumage) kindling; petit cacatois fore royal sail; petit chef petty tyrant; jouer au petit chef to throw one's weight around○; petit coin○ euph ( toilettes) loo○ GB, bathroom US; aller au petit coin to go to the loo○ GB ou bathroom US; petit commerçant small trader; petit commerce small traders (pl); petit crème small espresso with milk; petit déjeuner breakfast; petit endroit = petit coin; petit four petit four; petit hunier Naut fore topsail; petit juif○ funny bone; petit linge underwear; laver son petit linge to wash one's smalls○; petit maître minor master; petit noir coffee; petit nom○ ( prénom) first name; petit paquet small packet; petit perroquet Naut fore topgallant sail; petit peuple lower classes (pl); petit point petit point; petit pois (garden) pea, petit pois; petit porteur small shareholder; petit pot ( pour bébés) jar of baby food; petit quart Naut dogwatch; petit rat (de l'Opéra) pupil at Paris Opéra's ballet school; petit roque ( aux échecs) castling short; petit salé streaky salted pork; petit trot jog trot; petite amie girlfriend; petite annonce Presse classified advertisement ou ad○; petite caisse petty cash; petite école○ ≈ nursery school; petite main seamstress (at a top fashion house); petite mort orgasm; petite nature weakling; petite phrase (memorable) saying; petite reine Sport cycling; petite souris tooth fairy; petite vérole smallpox; petite voiture toy car; petites annonces matrimoniales personal ads; petites classes○ Scol younger children; petites et moyennes entreprises, PME small and medium enterprises, SMEs; petites sœurs des pauvres Little Sisters of the Poor; petits chevaux Jeux ≈ ludo (sg); petits métiers du passé traditional crafts.( féminin petite) [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) adjectifune personne de petite taille a small ou short personil y a un petit mur entre les deux jardins there's a low ou small wall between the two gardensa. (familier) [femme] a tiny little womanb. [fillette] a tiny little girla. [de bébé] little fat legsb. [d'adulte] short fat legselle a de petits pieds she's got small ou little feetun petit "a" a lower-case ou small "a"se faire tout petit [passer inaperçu] to make oneself inconspicuous, to keep a low profilea. [par respect ou timidité] to humble oneself before somebodyb. [par poltronnerie] to cower ou to shrink before somebody[exprime l'approximation]on y sera dans une petite heure we'll be there in a bit less than ou in under an houril y a un petit kilomètre d'ici à la ferme ≃ it's no more than ou just under three quarters of a mile from here to the farm2. [faible] smallexpédition/émission à petit budget low-budget expedition/programmepetit loyer low ou moderate rentpetite retraite/rente small pension/annuityune petite Chinoise a young ou little Chinese girlun petit lion/léopard a lion/leopard cubun petit éléphant a baby elephant, an elephant calfun petit séjour a short ou brief stay5. [dans une hiérarchie]les petits agriculteurs/propriétaires small farmers/landownersa. [sommes] low salaries, small wagesb. [employés] low-paid workersil s'est trouvé un petit emploi au service exportation he found a minor post in the export departmentpetit peintre/poète minor painter/poetune petite intervention chirurgicale minor surgery, a small ou minor operationil y a un petit défaut there's a slight ou small ou minor defectj'ai eu un petit rhume I had a bit of a cold ou a slight cold7. [léger] slight8. [avec une valeur affective] littlej'ai trouvé une petite couturière/un petit garagiste I've found a very good little seamstress/garagefais-moi une petite place make a little space for me, give me a (little) ou tiny bit of roomalors, mon petit Paul, comment ça va?a. [dit par une femme] how's life, Paul, dear?b. [dit par un homme plus âgé] how's life, young Paul?[pour encourager]tu mangeras bien une petite glace! come on, have an ice cream!je n'ai pas le temps de faire un match — juste un petit! I've no time to play a match — come on, just a quick one![avec une valeur admirative]petit débrouillard! you're smart!, you don't miss a thing!(euphémisme) [notable][avec une valeur dépréciative]j'en ai assez de ses petits mystères/petites manigances! I'm fed up with her little mysteries/intrigues!————————, petite [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) nom masculin, nom fémininc'est la petite d'en face (familier) it's the girl from across the street, it's the daughter of the people across the street, it's across the road's daughter (UK)quant aux petits, nous les emmènerons au zoo as for the younger children, we'll take them to the zooc'est un livre qui fera les délices des petits comme des grands this book will delight young and old (alike)4. [avec une valeur affective - à un jeune] dear ; [ - à un bébé] little onea. [à un homme] dearmon petit, je suis fier de toia. [à un garçon] young man, I'm proud of youb. [à une fille] young lady, I'm proud of youviens, mon tout petit come here (my) little oneça, ma petite, vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis! you'll never get away with it, my dear!la pauvre petite, comment va-t-elle faire? poor thing, however will she manage?————————nom masculin1. [animal] babya. [généralement] her youngb. [chatte] her kittensc. [chienne] her puppiesd. [tigresse, louve] her cubsa. [chienne] to have pupsb. [chatte] to have kittens2. [dans une hiérarchie]dans la course aux marchés, les petits sont piétinés in the race to gain markets, small firms ou businesses get trampled underfoot————————adverbe1. COMMERCEc'est un 38 mais ce modèle chausse/taille petit it says 38 but this style is a small fitting (UK) runs small (US)2. [juste]————————en petit locution adverbiale[en petits caractères] in small characters ou letters[en miniature] in miniaturepetit à petit locution adverbiale -
39 Viertel
vier·telquarter;drei \Viertel three-quarters;es ist drei \Viertel drei it's quarter to three ( Brit), it's a quarter before [or of] three (Am), it's 2:452. Vier·tel <-s, -> [ʼfɪrtl̩] ntdistrict, quarter( SCHWEIZ) m1) ( der vierte Teil) quarter;im ersten \Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts in the first quarter of the twentieth century;ein \Viertel der Bevölkerung a quarter of the population2) math quarterich nehme von den Krabben auch noch ein \Viertel I'll have a quarter of shrimps as well, please5) ( 15 Minuten)6) kochk lamb quarter -
40 viertel
vier·telquarter;drei \viertel three-quarters;es ist drei \viertel drei it's quarter to three ( Brit), it's a quarter before [or of] three (Am), it's 2:452. Vier·tel <-s, -> [ʼfɪrtl̩] ntdistrict, quarter( SCHWEIZ) m1) ( der vierte Teil) quarter;im ersten \viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts in the first quarter of the twentieth century;ein \viertel der Bevölkerung a quarter of the population2) math quarterich nehme von den Krabben auch noch ein \viertel I'll have a quarter of shrimps as well, please5) ( 15 Minuten)6) kochk lamb quarter
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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