quartering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quartering in the English»French Dictionary

quartering [Brit ˈkwɔːt(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈkwɔrdərɪŋ] N

1. quartering MIL:

quartering

cantonnement m (on sb chez qn)

2. quartering HERALD:

quartering

écartelure f

I.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] N

1. quarter (one fourth):

quarter (of area, cake, litre, kilometre, tonne)

quart m

a quarter of a hectare/of the population

un quart d'hectare/de la population

2. quarter (15 minutes):

quarter of an hour

quart m d'heure

in quarter of an hour

dans un quart d'heure

3. quarter FIN:

quarter (gen) (three months)

trimestre m

4. quarter (district):

quarter

quartier m

residential/poor/artists' quarter

quartier résidentiel/pauvre/des artistes

5. quarter (group):

quarter

milieu m

there was criticism in some or certain quarters

il y a eu des critiques dans certains milieux

don't expect help from that quarter

n'attends aucune aide de ce côté-là

6. quarter (mercy):

quarter liter

quartier m liter

quarter liter

pitié f

to get no quarter from sb

ne recevoir aucune pitié de la part de qn

to give no quarter

ne pas faire de quartier

7. quarter Am (25 cents):

quarter

vingt-cinq cents mpl

8. quarter Brit (unit of weight):

quarter

= 113, 4 g

9. quarter Am (unit of weight):

quarter

= 12, 7 kg

10. quarter FOOD:

quarter

quartier m

quarter of beef

quartier de bœuf

11. quarter SPORTS (time period):

quarter

quart m de temps

12. quarter ASTRON:

quarter

quartier m

13. quarter (gen) NAUT:

on the port/starboard quarter

par la hanche de bâbord/tribord

a wind from a southerly quarter

un vent du sud

from all quarters of the globe fig

de tous les coins du monde

14. quarter HERALD:

quarter

quartier m

II.quarters N

quarters npl MIL:

quarters

quartiers mpl

quarters (gen)

logement m

to take up quarters

se loger (in dans)

to retire to one's quarters

rentrer dans ses quartiers

to be confined to quarters MIL

être cantonné dans ses quartiers

single/married quarters

logements pour célibataires/familles

servants' quarters

quartiers des domestiques

we're living in very cramped quarters

nous vivons à l'étroit

battle or general quarters MIL

poste m de combat

III.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] PRON

1. quarter (25%):

quarter

quart m

only a quarter passed

seul le quart a réussi

you can have a quarter now and the rest later

tu peux en avoir le quart maintenant et le reste plus tard

2. quarter (in time phrases):

at (a) quarter to 11 Brit, at a quarter of 11 Am

à onze heures moins le quart

an hour and a quarter

une heure et quart

3. quarter (in age):

she's ten and a quarter

elle a dix ans et trois mois

IV.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADJ

she has a quarter share in the company

elle a un quart des actions de l'entreprise

a quarter century (25 years)

un quart de siècle

a quarter century (25 runs at cricket)

25 points au cricket

a quarter mile

≈ 500 m

a quarter tonne

≈ 250 kg

three and a quarter years

trois ans et trois mois

V.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] ADV

a quarter full

au quart plein

a quarter as big

quatre fois moins grand

quarter the price/size

quatre fois moins cher/grand

VI.at close quarters ADV

at close quarters

de près

I had never seen a zebra at close quarters

je n'avais jamais vu un zèbre de près

seen at close quarters, he's ugly

vu de près il est laid

to fight at close quarters

lutter au corps à corps

VII.quarter [Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə, Am ˈkwɔrdər] VB trans

1. quarter (divide into four):

quarter cake, apple

couper [qc] en quatre

2. quarter (accommodate):

quarter troops

cantonner

quarter people

loger

quarter livestock

abriter

3. quarter HISTORY (torture):

quarter prisoner

écarteler

4. quarter HUNT:

quarter dogs:

quêter

quarter-final N

quarter-final

quart m de finale

quarter day N

quarter day

terme m

quarter day

jour m du terme

quarter-bound ADJ

quarter-bound

demi-reliure f

quarter-bound book, manuscript

en demi-reliure

quarter binding N

quarter binding

demi-reliure f (sans coins)

quarter-pounder N FOOD

quarter-pounder

hamburger contenant environ 100 grammes de bœuf

quarter-miler N SPORTS

quarter-miler

≈ spécialiste mf du 400 m

quarter note N Am MUS

quarter note

noire f

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Translations for quartering in the English»French Dictionary

I.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] N

1. quarter (one fourth):

quarter

quart m

three quarters

trois quarts

a quarter of an hour

un quart d'heure

2. quarter (15 minutes):

a quarter to three

trois heures moins (le) quart

a quarter past [or Am after] three

trois heures et quart

3. quarter (1/4 of year, school term):

quarter

trimestre m

4. quarter Am:

quarter (25 cents coin)

pièce f de 25 cents

quarter (sum)

25 cents m

5. quarter (neighbourhood):

quarter

quartier m

at close quarters

de près

from all quarters

de tous côtés

6. quarter (mercy):

quarter

quartier m

to give no quarter

ne pas faire de quartier

7. quarter pl (unspecified group or person):

quarter

milieu m

there have been protests from some quarters

il y a eu des protestations de la part de certains

8. quarter (area of compass):

quarter

quart m

from the north quarter

du quart nord

II.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] VB trans

1. quarter (cut into four):

to quarter sth

couper qc en quatre

2. quarter passive (give housing):

to be quartered

être cantonné

III.quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r), Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] ADJ

quarter

quart de

a quarter hour

un quart d'heure

a quarter pound

≈ 100 grammes

three-quarter ADJ

three-quarter

trois-quarts

quarter-tone N MUS

quarter-tone

quart m de ton

quarter day N Brit

quarter day

terme m

Translations for quartering in the French»English Dictionary

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demiard

quarter-pint

trimestre

quarter

trimestre

quarter

noire

quarter note Am

quart

quarter

quart de finale

quarter final

quart de siècle

quarter of a century

quart

quarter litre Brit

quart

quarter liter Am

quart

quarter

un quart d'heure

quarter of an hour

un quart d'heure (dans le décompte des heures)

quarter

il est 3 heures et/un quart

it's a quarter past three

il est 4 heures moins le quart

it's a quarter to four

quart

quarter

carillonner toutes les heures/tous les quarts horloge

to chime on the hour/the quarter(hour)

le Quartier latin

the Latin Quarter

ne pas faire de quartier

to give no quarter

quartering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ten/a quarter of two Am

deux heures moins dix/le quart

a quarter of an hour

un quart d'heure

a quarter past [or Am after] three

trois heures et quart

from the north quarter

du quart nord

a quarter pound

≈ 100 grammes

(a) quarter after six Am

six heures et quart

ten/quarter past two

deux heures dix/et quart

a quarter to five

cinq heures moins le quart

it is twenty/a quarter to twelve

il est midi moins vingt/le quart

to chime on the hour/the quarter(hour)

carillonner toutes les heures/tous les quarts horloge