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living quarters N

living quarters pl a. MIL:

living quarters
жилы́е помеще́ния мн

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

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

quarter
уче́бная че́тверть

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

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2. quarter pass (give housing):

to be quartered
расквартиро́вывать

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

quarter day N Brit

quarter-tone N MUS

three-quarter [ˌθri:ˈkwɔ:təɐ, Am -ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] ADJ

Usage examples with quarters

three quarters
три че́тверти
at close quarters
побли́зости
all quarters of the earth
все сто́роны све́та
information from the highest quarters
информа́ция „све́рху“ [или из верхо́в или из надёжного исто́чника]
to be confined to quarters MIL
быть прикреплённым к свое́й ча́сти

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The brawl spread to involve the occupants of neighboring houses and lasted for about three quarters of an hour.
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They are considering demolishing the high-rise building because it is in urgent need of renovation and new prison quarters would be built on the site of the demolished building.
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Our men comrades were cooped up in dark, damp quarters, wretchedly fed, all of us in complete ignorance of the direction we were to take.
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Profitable revenue increased five consecutive quarters to over $1 billion as the dot-com bubble collapsed.
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Dogs can be equally pernickety about their choice of sleeping quarters.
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A functional office and meeting room are located upstairs in the former living quarters of the early bank staff who also doubled as night watchmen and caretakers.
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The term, before the mast refers to sailors' quarters, which were located in the forecastle (the ship's bow), officers' quarters being near the stern.
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Her husband contracted a venereal disease from the pleasure quarters, and she divorced him.
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She went to general quarters again five more times before the day ended: once during the forenoon watch, thrice during the afternoon watch, and once during the first dog watch.
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There is a lane situated behind the children's quarters, used as a carport.
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