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1 quarters
• huoneisto• asunto• boksi• asumus• majapaikka• majoitus• kämppä• kortteeri* * *noun plural (a place to stay especially for soldiers.) majapaikka -
2 at close quarters
• läheltä* * *(close to; close together: The soldiers were fighting with the enemy at close quarters.) lähituntumassa -
3 come to close quarters
• joutua käsikähmään -
4 from all quarters
• joka taholta -
5 hind quarters
• takapuoli -
6 hind-quarters
• takamukset• takapuoli -
7 living quarters
• asunto -
8 take up one's quarters
• asua• majoittua -
9 three quarters
• kolmeneljäsosaa• kolme neljännestä -
10 winter quarters
• talviasunto -
11 wintering quarters
• talvehtimisalue -
12 quarter
• painomitta• ilmansuunta• jakaa neljään osaan• vartti• asunto• sijoittaalaw• armahdus• armo• vuosineljännes• puoli• kaupunginosa• nelikko• neljännesdollari• neljännesvuosi• neljäsosa• neljännes• majoittaa• maa• suunta• taho• kulmakunta• kulma• piiru• kortteli• kortteeri• kolkka* * *'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.) neljännes2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) neljännesdollari3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kortteli4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) suunta5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) armo6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) neljännes7) (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.) neljännes8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) erä9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) lukukausi2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) leikata neljään osaan2) (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.) vähentää neljäsosaan3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) majoittaa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) neljännesvuosittain4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) neljännesvuosijulkaisu- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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13 cruiser
• risteilyalus• risteilijä* * *1) (a high-speed battleship.) risteilijä2) ((also cabin-cruiser) a motor yacht with living quarters.) huvialus -
14 hand to hand
with one individual fighting another at close quarters: The soldiers fought the enemy hand to hand; (also adjective) (hand-to-hand fighting.) mies miestä vastaan
См. также в других словарях:
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quarters — [n] place to live or sleep abode, accommodation, apartment, barracks, billet, cabin, cantonment, chambers, condo, cottage, digs*, domicile, dorm, dwelling, flat, fraternity, habitat, habitation, home, house, lodge, lodging, place, post, ranch,… … New thesaurus
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quarters — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. abode, lodgings, residence; billet, barracks. II (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. lodgings, housing, living quarters, accommodations, house, apartment, rooms, room, barracks, tent, lodge, cabins, cottage,… … English dictionary for students
quarters — UK [ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)z] / US [ˈkwɔrtərz] noun [plural] formal rooms or buildings for people to live in • at close quarters … English dictionary
