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1 third quarter
(of year) troisième trimestre m -
2 third
third [θɜ:d]1 noun(a) (fraction) tiers m(b) (in series) troisième mf(c) (of month) trois m inv∎ in third en troisièmetroisième;∎ third time lucky la troisième fois sera la bonne3 adverbtroisièmement; (in contest) en troisième position, à la troisième place; see also fifth►► third base (in baseball) troisième but m;1 noun2 adverb∎ to mail a package third class ≃ envoyer un colis au tarif lent;familiar third degree interrogatoire m serré□ ;∎ to get the third degree subir un interrogatoire;History the Third Estate le Tiers état;third finger majeur m;Cars third gear troisième vitesse f;American School third grade = classe du primaire pour les 7-8 ans, French Canadian 3ème année;third party tierce personne f, tiers m;Grammar third person troisième personne f;∎ in the third person à la troisième personne;Finance third quarter (of financial year) troisième trimestre m;History the Third Reich le Troisième Reich;British Politics the Third Way la troisième voie (politique consensuelle prêchée par le parti travailliste réformé de Tony Blair, censée dépasser les clivages traditionnels droite-gauche de façon à rassembler toutes les classes sociales);the Third World le tiers-monde -
3 third
troisièmethird party, third person tierce personne f, tiers m;third quarter (of year) troisième trimestre m;the Third World le tiers-monde -
4 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.) quart2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) vingt-cinq cents3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) de toutes parts5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grâce6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quartier7) (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.) quartier8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) quart9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) couper en quatre2) (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.) diviser en quatre3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) cantonner•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestriellement4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publication trimestrielle- quarters- quarter-deck - quarter-final - quarter-finalist - quartermaster - at close quarters -
5 quarter-final
noun ((often in plural) the third-last round in a competition.) quart de finale -
6 every
every ['evrɪ]∎ every room has a view of the sea les chambres ont toutes vue ou toutes les chambres ont vue sur la mer;∎ not every room is as big as this toutes les chambres ne sont pas aussi grandes que celle-ci;∎ every word he says tout ce qu'il dit;∎ he drank every drop il a bu jusqu'à la dernière goutte;∎ every one of these apples chacune de ou toutes ces pommes;∎ I've read every one je les ai lus tous;∎ every one of them arrived late ils sont tous arrivés en retard;∎ every (single) one of us was there nous étions tous là (au grand complet);∎ every (single) one of these pencils is broken tous ces crayons (sans exception) sont cassés;∎ every (single) person in the room tous ceux qui étaient dans la pièce (sans exception);∎ every day tous les jours, chaque jour;∎ she's feeling a little better every day elle se sent un peu mieux chaque jour;∎ at every opportunity chaque fois que c'est/c'était possible;∎ from every side de tous (les) côtés;∎ every time I go out chaque fois que je sors;∎ that's what fools them every time c'est ce qui les trompe à tous les coups ou à chaque fois;∎ of every age/every sort/every colour de tout âge/toute sorte/toutes les couleurs;∎ in every way (by any means) par tous les moyens; (from any viewpoint) à tous (les) égards, sous tous les rapports;∎ proverb every little helps les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;∎ I can only give you half an hour - every little helps je ne peux t'accorder qu'une demi-heure - c'est mieux que rien;∎ every man for himself chacun pour soi; (in danger) sauve qui peut!;∎ every person has this right chacun a ce droit;∎ every man Jack of them tous sans exception(b) (with units of time, measurement etc) tout;∎ every two days, every second day, every other day tous les deux jours, un jour sur deux;∎ every quarter of an hour tous les quarts d'heure;∎ every few days tous les deux ou trois jours;∎ every few minutes toutes les cinq minutes;∎ once every month une fois par mois;∎ every ten miles tous les dix miles;∎ every third man un homme sur trois;∎ three women out of or in every ten, three out of every ten women trois femmes sur dix;∎ every other Sunday un dimanche sur deux;∎ write on every other line écrivez en sautant une ligne sur deux(c) (indicating confidence, optimism) tout;∎ I have every confidence that… je ne doute pas un instant que…;∎ there's every chance that we'll succeed nous avons toutes les chances de réussir;∎ you have every reason to be happy vous avez toutes les raisons ou tout lieu d'être heureux;∎ you have every right to be angry tu as tout à fait le droit d'être en colère;∎ we wish you every success nous vous souhaitons très bonne chance(d) (with possessive adj) chacun, moindre;∎ his every action bears witness to it chacun de ses gestes ou tout ce qu'il fait en témoigne;∎ they hung on his every word ils ne perdaient pas un seul mot de ce qu'il disait;∎ her every wish son moindre désir, tous ses désirsde temps en temps, de temps à autre∎ he came home with his hair every which way il est rentré les cheveux en bataille
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third-quarter — UK US adjective [before noun] (ABBREVIATION Q3) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE relating to the third period of three months in a company s financial year: »Coca Cola s sales are expected to increase about 10% in the fourth quarter, a sharp improvement… … Financial and business terms
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third quarter — third part out of four parts; third part of the four parts of a year … English contemporary dictionary
third quarter — /θɜ:d kwɔ:tə/ noun a period of three months from July to September … Dictionary of banking and finance
quarter-hour — [kwôrt′ər our′] n. 1. fifteen minutes 2. the point marking the first quarter or third quarter of an hour … English World dictionary
quarter — noun 1 one of four equal parts into which sth is divided ⇨ See also ↑fourth VERB + QUARTER ▪ break sth into quarters, cut sth into quarters, divide sth into quarters, fold sth into quarters … Collocations dictionary
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quarter — I UK [ˈkwɔː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈkwɔrtər] noun Word forms quarter : singular quarter plural quarters *** 1) [countable] maths one of four equal parts of something quarter of: Over a quarter of our income goes on food. Nearly three quarters of the… … English dictionary
quarter — ▪ I. quarter quar‧ter 1 [ˈkwɔːtə ǁ ˈkwɔːrtər] noun [countable] 1. one of four equal parts into which something can be divided: • They re firing almost a quarter of the workforce. • A quarter of the project s income comes from government grants. 2 … Financial and business terms
quarter — quar|ter1 [ kwɔrtər ] noun *** ▸ 1 one of four equal parts ▸ 2 coin worth 25 cents ▸ 3 part of town ▸ 4 particular person/group ▸ 5 kind behavior ▸ 6 unit of weight 1. ) count one of four equal parts of something: quarter of: Over a quarter of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quarter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century 1. one of four equal parts into which something is divisible ; a fourth part < in the top quarter of his class > 2. any of various … New Collegiate Dictionary
