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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.) fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) fjórðungur úr dollara/dal3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (borgar)hverfi4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) átt5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grið6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kjötlæri; lærstykki7) (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.) kvartil, tunglfjórðungur8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) leikfjórðungur9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) önn2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) skipta í fernt2) (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.) deila með fjórum3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) hÿsa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ársfjórðungslega4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ársfjórðungsrit- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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2 quarter-deck
noun (the part of the upper deck of a ship between the stern and the mast nearest it.) afturþilfar -
3 quarter-final
noun ((often in plural) the third-last round in a competition.) fjórðungsúrslit -
4 quarter-finalist
noun e-r sem hefur komst í gegnum fjórðungsúrslitakeppni -
5 three-quarter
adjective (not quite full-length: a three-quarter (-length) coat.) þrír fjórðu -
6 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) á eftir2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) eftir3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) á eftir (sér)4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) á eftir5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) eftir6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) yfir2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) síðar, á eftir3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) eftir (að)- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
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7 lay off
(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) segja upp -
8 three
[Ɵri:] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 3.) þrír2) (the age of 3.) þriggja ára2. adjective1) (3 in number.) þrír2) (aged 3.) þriggja ára•- three-- three-dimensional
- three-quarter
- three-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old.) þriggja ára
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Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — is one fourth, ¼, or 25%, and may refer to: Quarter (country subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town Quarter (United States coin), valued at one fourth of a U.S. dollar Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at one fourth of a Canadian dollar … Wikipedia
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 — ● quarter verbe transitif Faire subir à un échantillon de minerai une réduction de volume par quartage. ● quarter (homonymes) verbe transitif carter verbe quarté nom masculin I. ⇒QUARTER1, verbe intrans. ESCR. Se mettre en quarte. Je quarte du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
quarter — [kwôrt′ər] n. [ME quartre < OFr quartier < L quartarius, fourth part < quartus, fourth: see QUART1] 1. any of the four equal parts of something; fourth 2. one fourth of a hundredweight: 25 pounds in the U.S., 28 pounds in Great Britain 3 … English World dictionary
Quarter — (en. quarter „Viertel“, von lat. quartus „der vierte“) steht für: Vierteldollar (Vereinigte Staaten), die amerikanische Vierteldollarmünze Vierteldollar (Kanada), die kanadische Vierteldollarmünze Quarter (Maßeinheit), verschiedene Massen und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarter — [n1] one of four equal parts division, farthing, fourth, one fourth, part, portion, quad, quadrant, quartern, section, semester, span, term, two bits*; concept 835 quarter [n2] area, neighborhood barrio, bearing, direction, district, division,… … New thesaurus
quarter — ► NOUN 1) each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2) a period of three months, used especially in reference to financial transactions. 3) a quarter hour. 4) a US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents. 5) one … English terms dictionary
Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quartering}.] 1. To divide into four equal parts. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions. [1913 Webster] Then sailors quartered heaven. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — Quarter, englisches Getreidemaß (Imperial Quarter) zu 8 Bushels = 290,78 l; an der Londoner Börse ein Gewicht für Weizen = 480–504 englische Pfund. Der alte Winchester Quarter der Vereinigten Staaten = 281,904 l. Ferner ein Gewicht in… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Quarter — Quārter, engl. Getreidemaß (Imperial quarter) zu 64 Gallons = 290,79 l; Gewicht zu 28 engl. Handelspfund = 12,70 kg; Tuchmachermaß = 1/4 Yard = 0,2386 m; Münze in Nordamerika = 1/4 Dollar … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
