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1 fourth
1) (one of four equal parts.) τέταρτο2) (( also adjective) the last of four (people, things etc); the next after the third.) τέταρτος -
2 quart
[kwo:(r)t](a unit of liquid measure) one fourth of a gallon (1.136 litres in the UK and 0.946 liters in the US). 1/4 του γαλονιού -
3 quarter
['kwo:tə] 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; 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.) τέταρτο2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) συνοικία4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) πλευρά, σημείο5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) έλεος (σε ηττημένο εχθρό)6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) τέταρτο σφαγίου7) (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.) τέταρτο σελήνης8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) τέταρτο παιχνιδιού9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) τρίμηνο, τριμηνία2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) κόβω στα τέσσερα2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) διαιρώ δια τέσσερα3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ανά τρίμηνο4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) τριμηνιαίο περιοδικό- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
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4 fifth
[fifƟ]1) (one of five equal parts.) πέμπτος2) (( also adjective) the last of five (people etc); the next after the fourth.) πέμπτος
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one-fourth — n. A quarter; a fourth part. Syn: fourth, quarter, fourth part, twenty five percent, quartern. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
one-fourth — noun one of four equal parts (Freq. 1) a quarter of a pound • Syn: ↑fourth, ↑one quarter, ↑quarter, ↑fourth part, ↑twenty five percent, ↑quartern … Useful english dictionary
one fourth — 1/4, one part of four equal parts … English contemporary dictionary
fourth — ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number four in a sequence; 4th. 2) (a fourth/one fourth) chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. 3) Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular an interval of two tones and a semitone … English terms dictionary
a fourth/one fourth — chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. → fourth … English new terms dictionary
One-China policy — The One China policy (simplified Chinese: 一个中国; traditional Chinese: 一個中國 政策 ; pinyin: yī gè Zhōngguó) refers to the policy or view that there is only one state called China , despite the existence of two governments that claim to be China … Wikipedia
fourth — fourth1 [fo:θ US fo:rθ] adj [: Old English; Origin: feortha, from feower four ] coming after three other things in a series ▪ in the fourth century ▪ her fourth birthday >fourth pron >fourthly adv fourth 2 fourth2 pron … Dictionary of contemporary English
fourth part — noun one of four equal parts a quarter of a pound • Syn: ↑one fourth, ↑fourth, ↑one quarter, ↑quarter, ↑twenty five percent, ↑quartern • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
one-quarter — noun one of four equal parts a quarter of a pound • Syn: ↑one fourth, ↑fourth, ↑quarter, ↑fourth part, ↑twenty five percent, ↑quartern • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fourth — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑quarter VERB + FOURTH ▪ cut sth into fourths, divide sth into fourths, fold sth into fourths PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fourth — ordinal number 1》 constituting number four in a sequence; 4th. 2》 (a fourth/one fourth) chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. 3》 Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular (also perfect fourth) an interval of two… … English new terms dictionary