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1 quarter-hour
n.• cuarto de hora s.m.ˌkwɔːrtər'aʊr, ˌkwɔːtə(r)'aʊə(r)a) ( fifteen minutes) cuarto m de horab)on the quarter-hour: trains leave on the quarter-hour — ( before the hour) los trenes salen quince minutos antes de cada hora or (fam) salen a menos cuarto; ( after the hour) los trenes salen quince minutos pasada cada hora or (fam) salen a y cuarto
['kwɔːtǝ'aʊǝ(r)]N cuarto m de hora* * *[ˌkwɔːrtər'aʊr, ˌkwɔːtə(r)'aʊə(r)]a) ( fifteen minutes) cuarto m de horab)on the quarter-hour: trains leave on the quarter-hour — ( before the hour) los trenes salen quince minutos antes de cada hora or (fam) salen a menos cuarto; ( after the hour) los trenes salen quince minutos pasada cada hora or (fam) salen a y cuarto
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