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1 quarters
n. bostad, logi; kvarter, förläggning* * *noun plural (a place to stay especially for soldiers.) kvarter, förläggning -
2 at close quarters
på nära håll; i handgemäng, i närstrid* * *(close to; close together: The soldiers were fighting with the enemy at close quarters.) på nära håll, i närstrid -
3 close quarters
trångt utrymme -
4 close quarters protection
nära beskydd, nära säkerhet -
5 hind quarters
bakdel -
6 live at close quarters
leva i ett trångt utrymme -
7 married quarters
familjekvarter -
8 staff quarters
personalförläggning (plats där personalen bor, bostadsområde för personalen) -
9 three quarters
tre fjärdedelar; trekvarts- -
10 quarter
n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning--------v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad* * *['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.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel7) (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.) månkvarter8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar2) (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.) dela med fyra3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
11 cruiser
n. kryssare; stridsbåt; kryssningsbåt* * *1) (a high-speed battleship.) kryssare2) ((also cabin-cruiser) a motor yacht with living quarters.) motorkryssare -
12 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.) man mot man
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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
