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1 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.) štvrtina, štvrť2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) štvrťdolár3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) štvrť, časť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milosť6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) štvrť7) (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.) štvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) štvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) semester2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)štvrtiť2) (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.) deliť štyrmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovať•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) štvrťročne4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) štvrťročník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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2 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) po2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) po3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) za4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) za5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) po6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) po2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) potom, nato3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) potom, čo...- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after* * *• ked• po• podla• potom co• potom• neskôr
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quarter — 1. Practice varies in the hyphenation of quarter in compounds, and the following forms are recommended: quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter final, quarter hour (but a quarter of an hour), quarter light, quartermaster, quarter sessions. 2. The BrE… … Modern English usage
quarter — I UK [ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈkwɔrtər] noun Word forms quarter : singular quarter plural quarters *** 1) [countable] maths one of four equal parts of something quarter of: Over a quarter of our income goes on food. Nearly three quarters of the… … English dictionary
quarter — I n. mercy 1) to give, show quarter (the mercenaries gave no quarter) 2) to ask for; receive quarter one fourth 3) (in telling time) (a) quarter of (AE), to (the hour) (it was a quarter to five) 4) (a) quarter after (AE), past (the hour) (it is a … Combinatory dictionary
quarter — [[t]kwɔ͟ː(r)tə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ quarters, quartering, quartered 1) FRACTION A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old... I ve got to go and collect my son in about a quarter of an hour... Prices … English dictionary
quarter — quar|ter1 W2S1 [ˈkwo:tə US ˈkwo:rtər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part of an hour)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4¦(three months)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(part of a city)¦ 7¦(home)¦ 8¦(college)¦ 9¦(moon)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarter — 1 noun 1 AMOUNT (C) one of four equal or almost equal parts into which something can be divided: Cut it into quarters. (+ of): a quarter of a mile | in the last quarter of the 19th century | They re firing almost a quarter of the workforce. | It… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quarter*/*/*/ — [ˈkwɔːtə] noun [C] 1) one of four equal parts of something Over a quarter of our income goes on food.[/ex] 2) one of four periods of 15 minutes that an hour is divided into when you are telling the time 3) one of four periods of three months that … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
quarter — quar|ter1 [ kwɔrtər ] noun *** ▸ 1 one of four equal parts ▸ 2 coin worth 25 cents ▸ 3 part of town ▸ 4 particular person/group ▸ 5 kind behavior ▸ 6 unit of weight 1. ) count one of four equal parts of something: quarter of: Over a quarter of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
past — past1 [ pæst ] function word *** Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It s past your bedtime. I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman walked past. Months went… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Quarter-inch cartridge — tape (abbreviated QIC, commonly pronounced quick ) is a magnetic tape data storage format introduced by 3M in 1972, with derivatives still in use as of 2009. QIC comes in a rugged enclosed package of aluminum and plastic that holds two tape reels … Wikipedia
quarter sessions — quarter .sessions n [plural] an English law court that was held in the past once every three months … Dictionary of contemporary English
