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1 three-quarter
adjective (not quite full-length: a three-quarter (-length) coat.) þrír fjórðu -
2 three
[Ɵri:] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 3.) þrír2) (the age of 3.) þriggja ára2. adjective1) (3 in number.) þrír2) (aged 3.) þriggja ára•- three-- three-dimensional
- three-quarter
- three-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old.) þriggja ára -
3 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.) fjórðungur, fjórði hluti, fjórði; kortér2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) fjórðungur úr dollara/dal3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) (borgar)hverfi4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) átt5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grið6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) kjötlæri; lærstykki7) (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.) kvartil, tunglfjórðungur8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) leikfjórðungur9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) önn2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) skipta í fernt2) (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.) deila með fjórum3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) hÿsa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ársfjórðungslega4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ársfjórðungsrit- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
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three-quarter — three quarter, three quarters The noun expressing a fraction is three quarters (with hyphen). The adjectival form is three quarter (e.g. a three quarter length coat), and this is also the form for the players in a rugby team … Modern English usage
three-quarter — adj [only before noun] three quarters of the full size, length etc of something ▪ a three quarter violin ▪ a three quarter length coat … Dictionary of contemporary English
three-quarter — /three kwawr teuhr/, adj. 1. consisting of or involving three quarters of a whole or of the usual length: a blouse with a three quarter sleeve. 2. (of a portrait) showing the face as seen from in front and somewhat to the side: a three quarter… … Universalium
three-quarter — three′ quar′ter adj. 1) consisting of or involving three quarters of a whole or of the usual length: a three quarter sleeve[/ex] 2) showing the face or an object as seen from in front and somewhat to the side: a three quarter view[/ex] •… … From formal English to slang
Three-quarter — Three quar ter, a. (Paint.) Measuring thirty inches by twenty five; said of portraitures. [1913 Webster] {Three quarter length}, a portrait showing the figure to the hips only. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
three-quarter — adjective used for describing something that is three quarters of the normal length or size of something: a three quarter length sleeve … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
three-quarter — [thrē′kwôrt′ər] adj. 1. of or involving three fourths 2. showing the face intermediate between profile and full face [a three quarter portrait] … English World dictionary
three-quarter — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ consisting of three quarters of something in terms of length, angle, time, etc. ► NOUN Rugby ▪ each of four players in a team positioned across the field behind the halfbacks … English terms dictionary
three-quarter — also three quarter ADJ: ADJ n You can use three quarter to describe something which is three fourths of the usual size or three fourths of a standard measurement. Choose short or three quarter sleeves for summer. ...a session which lasted one and … English dictionary
three-quarter — I. adjective or three quarters ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ 1. a. : of, relating to, or being a painted portrait measuring 30 by 25 inches or one showing the figure down to the hips only b. : of, relating to, or being a photographic portrait … Useful english dictionary
three-quarter — /θri ˈkwɔtə / (say three kwawtuh) adjective 1. consisting of or involving three quarters of a whole. 2. Rugby Football of or relating to a three quarter. –noun 3. Rugby Football one of the four players in the three quarter line …
