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1 quarter
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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.) cuarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) veinticinco centavos3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) barrio4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) dirección, (de todas) partes5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) gracia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) cuarto7) (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.) cuarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) cuarto9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre
2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) cortar en cuatro2) (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.) dividir en cuatro, cuartear3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acuartelar, alojar•
3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente
4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicación trimestral- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
quarter n1. cuarta parte / cuarto2. cuarto5:15 is the same as a quarter past five 5:15 es lo mismo que las cinco y cuarto3. barriotr['kwɔːtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 cuarto2 (area) barrio3 (time) cuarto4 (weight) cuarto de libra5 (of moon) cuarto6 (three months) trimestre nombre masculino1 dividir en cuatro2 (reduce) reducir a la cuarta parte3 SMALLHISTORY/SMALL descuartizar4 (lodge) alojar1 alojamiento m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat close quarters desde muy cercafrom all quarters de todas partesto give no quarter no dar cuartelfirst quarter cuarto crecientelast quarter cuarto menguanteofficer's quarters residencia f sing de oficialesquarter ['kwɔrt̬ər] vt1) : dividir en cuatro partes2) lodge: alojar, acuartelar (tropas)quarter n1) : cuarto m, cuarta parte fa foot and a quarter: un pie y cuartoa quarter after three: las tres y cuarto2) : moneda f de 25 centavos, cuarto m de dólar3) district: barrio mbusiness quarter: barrio comercial4) place: parte ffrom all quarters: de todas partesat close quarters: de muy cerca5) mercy: clemencia f, cuartel mto give no quarter: no dar cuartel6) quarters npllodging: alojamiento m, cuartel m (militar)n.• moneda de veinticinco centavos de dólar s.f. (Ship)n.• camarote s.m.adj.• cuarto, -a adj.n.• barrio s.m.• cuadra s.f.• cuarta s.f.• cuartel s.m.• cuarterón s.m.• cuarto s.m.• cuarto de luna s.m.• moneda de 25 centavos s.f.• trimestre (Académico) s.m.v.• acantonar v.• acuartelar v.• alojar v.• cuartear v.• cuartelar v.• descuartizar v.
I 'kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)1) ca) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto ma quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo
four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto
b) (as adv)2) ca) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavosb) ( of moon) cuarto m3) ca) ( in telling time) cuarto mit's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una
a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto
at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto
b) ( three months) trimestre mto pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres
4) ca) ( district of town) barrio mb) ( area) parte f5) quarters pl ( accommodations)married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias
6) u ( mercy) (liter)he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos
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transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partesto be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado
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adjective cuarto['kwɔːtǝ(r)]1. N1) (=fourth part) [of kilo, kilometre, second] cuarto m ; [of price, population] cuarta parte fto divide sth into quarters — dividir algo en cuartos or en cuatro
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it's a quarter gone already — ya se ha gastado la cuarta parte2) (in time) cuarto ma quarter of an hour/century — un cuarto de hora/siglo
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it's a quarter to or (US) of seven — son las siete menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las siete (LAm)a) (US, Canada) (=25 cents) (moneda f de) cuarto m de dólarb) [of year] trimestre m•
to pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or al trimestre or cada tres mesesc) [of moon] cuarto m•
when the moon is in its first/ last quarter — cuando la luna está en cuarto creciente/menguante4) (=part of town) barrio m•
the business quarter — el barrio comercial•
the old quarter — el casco viejo or antiguo5) (=direction, area)•
from all quarters — de todas partes•
at close quarters — de cerca•
they are spread over the four quarters of the globe — se extienden por todos los rincones or por todas partes del mundo•
help came from an unexpected quarter — la ayuda nos llegó de un lugar inesperado6) (Naut, Geog) [of compass] cuarta f7) (Heraldry) cuartel m•
they knew they could expect no quarter — sabían que no podían esperar clemencia9) quarters (=accommodation)living 4.married 2.the crew's/officers' quarters — (on ship) las dependencias de la tripulación/de los oficiales
2.ADJ cuartoa quarter pound/century — un cuarto de libra/siglo
3. VT1) (=divide into four) [+ apple, potato] cortar en cuatro (trozos); [+ carcass, body] descuartizar; hang 1., 3), a)2) (Mil) acuartelar, alojar3) (=range over) [person] recorrer4.CPDquarter day N — (gen) primer día del trimestre ; (Econ) el día del vencimiento de un pago trimestral
quarter light N — (Brit) (Aut) ventanilla f direccional
quarter note N — (US) (Mus) negra f
quarter pound N — cuarto m de libra
quarter tone N — cuarto m de tono
quarter turn N — cuarto m de vuelta
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I ['kwɔːrtər, 'kwɔːtə(r)]1) ca) ( fourth part) cuarta parte f, cuarto ma quarter of a mile/century — un cuarto de milla/siglo
four and a o one quarter gallons — cuatro galones y cuarto
b) (as adv)2) ca) (US, Canadian coin) moneda f de 25 centavosb) ( of moon) cuarto m3) ca) ( in telling time) cuarto mit's a quarter of o (BrE) to one — es la una menos cuarto or (AmL exc RPl) un cuarto para la una
a quarter after o (BrE) past one — la una y cuarto
at (a) quarter after o (BrE) past — a las y cuarto
b) ( three months) trimestre mto pay by the quarter — pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres
4) ca) ( district of town) barrio mb) ( area) parte f5) quarters pl ( accommodations)married quarters — ( Mil) viviendas fpl para familias
6) u ( mercy) (liter)he showed o gave them no quarter — no tuvo clemencia para con ellos
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transitive verb (often pass) ( divide) \<\<carcass/body\>\> descuartizar*; \<\<apple\>\> dividir en cuatro partesto be hung, drawn and quartered — ser* ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado
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2 Latin
'lætinnoun, adjective1) ((of) the language spoken in ancient Rome: We studied Latin at school; a Latin lesson.) latín2) ((a person) who speaks a language derived from Latin.) latino•- Latin American
Latin n latín
latín sustantivo masculino Latin
latín sustantivo masculino Latin Locuciones: saber latín, to be very clever/ sharp: su hermana pequeña sabe latín, his little sister is really on the ball ' latín' also found in these entries: Spanish: América - Iberoamérica - iberoamericana - iberoamericano - latina - latino - Latinoamérica - latinoamericana - latinoamericano - debajo - delante - dentro - detrás - fuera - hispano - peso - ustedes - vosotros - ya English: America - derivative - Latin - almost - Latin American - point - willtr['lætɪn]1 latino,-a1 (person) latino,-a2 (language) latín nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLLatin American latinoamericano,-aLatin adj: latinoLatin n1) : latín m (idioma)adj.• latino, -a adj.• latín adj.n.• latino s.m.• latín s.m.
I 'lætṇ, 'lætɪnadjective latino
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a) u ( language) latín mb) c ( person) latino, -na m,f['lætɪn]1.ADJ latino2. N1) (=person) latino(-a) m / f2) (Ling) latín m3.CPDLatin lover N — galán m latino
Latin quarter N — barrio m latino
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I ['lætṇ, 'lætɪn]adjective latino
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a) u ( language) latín mb) c ( person) latino, -na m,f
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