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1 ♦ quarter
♦ quarter /ˈkwɔ:tə(r)/n.1 (mat., astron., arald., ecc.) quarto: a quarter of a mile, un quarto di miglio; a quarter of a century, un quarto di secolo; It's a quarter to ( USA: of) four, sono le quattro meno un quarto; The moon is in its first quarter, la luna è al primo quarto; a quarter of beef, un quarto di bue; hind quarters, quarti posteriori; to cut into quarters, tagliare in quarti4 quarto della bussola; punto cardinale; ( per estens.) direzione, località, parte: Which quarter is the wind in?, in che direzione soffia il vento?; He has travelled in every quarter of the globe, ha viaggiato in ogni parte del mondo5 (fig.) provenienza; fonte; ambiente; settore; (al pl., anche) sfere: This information comes from a reliable quarter, questa informazione viene da fonte attendibile; We got help from an unexpected quarter, ricevemmo un aiuto inaspettato; He's likely to face criticism from some quarters, verrà probabilmente criticato da qualcuno; from every quarter (o from all quarters) da ogni parte; da tutte le direzioni; (lett.) to give no quarter, non dar quartiere; non usare misericordia6 quartiere; rione; zona d'una città: the residential quarter, il quartiere residenziale; the manufacturing quarter, la zona industriale della città8 (pl.) (mil.) quartieri; alloggiamento; luogo di guarnigione; caserme9 (pl.) (naut. mil.) posti di combattimento: The crew took up their quarters, l'equipaggio ha occupato i posti di combattimento10 (naut.) giardinetto; anca12 «quarter»; quarto di «hundredweight» ( misura di peso, pari a kg 12,70 in GB e a kg 11,34 in USA)● quarter bell [quarter clock], campana [orologio] che batte i quarti d'ora □ ( legatoria) quarter-binding, rilegatura in pelle sul dorso ( del libro) e in materiale di minor pregio sui due quadranti □ ( di un libro) quarter-bound, rilegato come sopra □ (in GB) quarter days, giorni di scadenza trimestrale (spec. degli affitti di case) NOTE DI CULTURA: Quarter Days: sono il 25 marzo ( Lady Day), il 24 giugno ( Midsummer Day), 29 settembre ( Michaelmas) e il 25 dicembre ( Christmas Day) □ ( USA) quarter dollar, quarto di dollaro ( 25 cents) □ (naut.) quarter gallery, balconata □ quarter-hour, quarto d'ora □ quarter-hourly, (che avviene) ogni quarto d'ora □ ( sport) quarter mile, quarto di miglio □ (ipp.) quarter-mile races, corse di un quarto di miglio □ ( sport) quarter-miler, podista che corre il quarto di miglio □ (mus., USA) quarter note, semiminima □ (fotogr.) quarter plate, lastra di 3Вј × 4Вј pollici (cm 8,3 × 10,8 circa) □ (fam. USA) quarter-pounder, cosa (spec. hamburger) che pesa un quarto di libbra □ quarter round, (archit.) ovolo, echino; (falegn.) quartabuono; quartabono □ (leg., stor.) quarter sessions, sessioni trimestrali; udienze trimestrali □ (mus.) quarter tone, quarto di tono; mezzo semitono □ (naut.) quarter watch, turno di guardia fatto da un quarto dell'equipaggio □ (naut.) quarter wind, vento al giardinetto □ (lett.) to ask for quarter, chieder quartiere; chiedere salva la vita □ (fig.) a bad quarter of an hour, un brutto quarto d'ora □ (naut.) to beat to quarters, chiamare l'equipaggio ai posti di combattimento □ at close quarters, dappresso, vicino; (mil.) corpo a corpo □ to live in close quarters, vivere in un ambiente ristretto □ (lett.) to receive quarter, aver salva la vita □ (edil.) sleeping quarters, zona notte □ to take up one's quarters with sb., andare ad abitare con q.(to) quarter /ˈkwɔ:tə(r)/A v. t.1 dividere in quarti; dividere in quattro parti: to quarter a watermelon, dividere in quattro un cocomero2 (stor.) fare in quarti; squartare ( supplizio): The traitor was hanged and quartered, il traditore è stato impiccato e squartatoB v. i.2 battere un terreno; fare una perlustrazione
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