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  • 1 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (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.) τέταρτο
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) συνοικία
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) πλευρά, σημείο
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) έλεος (σε ηττημένο εχθρό)
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) τέταρτο σφαγίου
    7) (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.) τέταρτο σελήνης
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) τέταρτο παιχνιδιού
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) τρίμηνο, τριμηνία
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) κόβω στα τέσσερα
    2) (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.) διαιρώ δια τέσσερα
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ανά τρίμηνο
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) τριμηνιαίο περιοδικό
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Greek dictionary > quarter

  • 2 part

    1. noun
    1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) μέρος
    2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) μερίδα
    3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) ρόλος
    4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) ρόλος
    5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) μέρος
    6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) συμμετοχή,ανάμιξη
    2. verb
    (to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) χωρίζω
    - partly
    - part-time
    - in part
    - part company
    - part of speech
    - part with
    - take in good part
    - take someone's part
    - take part in

    English-Greek dictionary > part

  • 3 wedding

    noun (a marriage ceremony: The wedding will take place on Saturday; ( also adjective) a wedding-cake; her wedding-day; a wedding-ring.) γάμος / γαμήλιος

    English-Greek dictionary > wedding

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  • take the cake — Ⅰ. ► take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake) informal be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind. Main Entry: ↑biscuit Ⅱ. ► take the cake see take the biscuit at BISCUIT(Cf. ↑biscuity) …   English terms dictionary

  • take the cake — If something takes the cake, it is the best and takes the honours …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take the cake — verb rank first; used often in a negative context He takes the cake for chutzpah! • Hypernyms: ↑win • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * phrasal : to carry off the prize originally in a cakewalk …   Useful english dictionary

  • Take the Cake — infobox television show name = Take the Cake caption = format = Game show runtime = 60 minutes (w/ commercials) creator = starring = Joe Clair Toccara [cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070620bet01|title=Endemol USA and… …   Wikipedia

  • take the cake — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. * /Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller./ 2. To be the limit; to be the worst; have a lot of nerve; be a very rude, bold, or surprising action. * /I let Jack borrow my… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take the cake — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. * /Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller./ 2. To be the limit; to be the worst; have a lot of nerve; be a very rude, bold, or surprising action. * /I let Jack borrow my… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ the\ cake — v. phr. slang 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller. 2. To be the limit; to be the worst; have a lot of nerve; be a very rude, bold, or surprising action. I let Jack borrow my baseball and… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take the cake — verb a) To be especially good or outstanding. Thanks! You guys take the cake. b) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. Once the party was over, everyone agreed that Elizabeth and her Har …   Wiktionary

  • take the cake — is the worst or the weirdest or the funniest etc.    Of all the people I ve met, you take the cake! You re the wildest! …   English idioms

  • take the cake — mainly American to be the worst, most shocking, or most annoying example of something. The usual British expression is take the biscuit I ve heard some ridiculous excuses before, but that takes the cake …   English dictionary

  • take the cake — see take the biscuit at biscuit. → cake …   English new terms dictionary

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