quarter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for quarter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. quarter C (fourth part):

quarter

cuarta parte f

quarter

cuarto m

to divide sth into quarters

dividir algo en cuatro partes

a quarter of a mile/century

un cuarto de milla/siglo

a quarter of (a pound of) ham

un cuarto de libra de jamón

an inch and a quarter

una pulgada y cuarta

four and a or one quarter gallons

cuatro galones y cuarto

I'll do it in a quarter of the time

lo haré en una or la cuarta parte del tiempo

1.2. quarter C as adv:

it's a quarter full

queda un cuarto

I'm a quarter French

tengo una cuarta parte de sangre francesa

2.1. quarter C (US, Canadian coin):

quarter

moneda f de 25 centavos

2.2. quarter C (of moon):

quarter

cuarto m

in its first/last quarter

en cuarto creciente/menguante

3.1. quarter C (in telling time):

quarter

cuarto m

a quarter of an hour

un cuarto de hora

an hour and a quarter

una hora y cuarto

it's a quarter of or Brit to one

es la una menos cuarto

it's a quarter of or Brit to one

es un cuarto para la una LatAm

a quarter after or Brit past one

la una y cuarto

at (a) quarter after or Brit past

a las y cuarto

3.2. quarter C (three months):

quarter

trimestre m

to pay by the quarter

pagar trimestralmente or por trimestres

4.1. quarter C (district of town):

quarter

barrio m

4.2. quarter C (area):

quarter

parte f

in all quarters of the earth/globe

en todos los rincones de la tierra/del globo

from every quarter

de todas partes or todos lados

as is believed in some quarters

como se cree en ciertos ámbitos or círculos

at close quarters

de cerca

he seemed much older at close quarters

de cerca parecía mucho mayor

5.1. quarter NAUT C (direction of wind):

quarter

dirección f

5.2. quarter NAUT C (of ship):

quarter

aleta f

on the port/starboard quarter

por la aleta de babor/estribor

6. quarter <quarters, pl > (accommodation):

the servants' quarters

las dependencias de servicio

the servants' quarters

las habitaciones de la servidumbre

winter quarters MIL

cuartel m de invierno

married quarter MIL

viviendas fpl para familias

7. quarter U (mercy) liter:

no quarter was asked and none given

fue una guerra sin cuartel

he showed or gave the defeated enemy no quarter

no tuvo clemencia para con los vencidos

II.quarter [Am ˈkwɔrdər, Brit ˈk(w)ɔːtə] VB trans often pass

1. quarter (divide):

quarter carcass/body

descuartizar

quarter apple

dividir en cuatro partes

to be hung, drawn and quartered

ser ahorcado, destripado y descuartizado

2. quarter (lodge) MIL:

quarter

acuartelar

quarter

alojar

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

quarter

cuarto

a quarter pound

un cuarto de libra

I.three-quarter [Am ˈˌθri ˈkwɔrdər, Brit] ADJ attr

three-quarter

tres cuartos

three-quarter(-length) sleeve

manga f tres cuartos

II.three-quarter [Am ˈˌθri ˈkwɔrdər, Brit] N (in rugby)

three-quarter

tres cuartos mf

quarter panel N Am

quarter panel

guardabarros m

quarter panel

salpicadera f Mex

quarter panel

tapabarros m Chil Peru

quarter-hour [ˌkwɔrdərˈaʊ(ə)r] N

1. quarter-hour (fifteen minutes):

quarter-hour

cuarto m de hora

it lasted scarcely a quarter-hour

duró apenas un cuarto de hora

Phrases:

on the quarter-hour , trains leave on the quarter-hour (before the hour)

los trenes salen quince minutos antes de cada hora or inf salen a menos cuarto

on the quarter-hour , trains leave on the quarter-hour (after the hour)

los trenes salen quince minutos pasada cada hora or inf salen a y cuarto

quarter note N Am MUS

quarter note

negra f

quarter day N esp Brit

quarter day

día de vencimiento de ciertos pagos al final de cada trimestre

I.quarter-hourly [ˌkwɔːtə(r)ˈaʊəli] ADJ

the quarter-hourly chime

la campanada de los cuartos de hora

at quarter-hourly intervals

a intervalos de quince minutos

a quarter-hourly news bulletin

un informativo de cada cuarto de hora

II.quarter-hourly [ˌkwɔːtə(r)ˈaʊəli] ADV

quarter-hourly

cada cuarto de hora

Latin Quarter N

the Latin Quarter

el Barrio Latino

Translations for quarter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tres cuartos

three-quarter

despiezar

to quarter

quarter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quarter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.quarter [ˈkwɔr·t̬ər] N

1. quarter (one fourth):

quarter

cuarto m

three quarters

tres cuartos

a quarter of the Mexicans

una cuarta parte de los mexicanos

a quarter of a century/an hour

un cuarto de siglo/de hora

(a) quarter to three

las tres menos cuarto

(a) quarter to three

un cuarto para las tres LatAm

(a) quarter past three

las tres y cuarto

2. quarter (25 cents):

quarter

un cuarto de dólar

3. quarter a. FIN, SCHOOL:

quarter

trimestre m

4. quarter (neighborhood):

quarter

barrio m

the French Quarter

el Barrio Francés de Nueva Orleans

the French Quarter (area)

zona f

at close quarters

de cerca

all quarters of the earth

en todos los confines de la tierra

5. quarter:

quarters (unspecified group or person)

círculos m pl

in certain quarters

en ciertos círculos

in high quarters

en altas esferas

6. quarter (area of compass):

quarter

cuadrante m

from the north/west quarter

desde el cuadrante norte/oeste

7. quarter SPORTS:

quarter

cuarto m

8. quarter (mercy):

quarter

cuartel m

to give quarter

dar cuartel

to ask for quarter

pedir cuartel

II.quarter [ˈkwɔr·t̬ər] VB trans

1. quarter (cut into four):

quarter

cuartear

to quarter sb

descuartizar a alguien

2. quarter (give housing):

quarter

alojar

to be quartered with sb

estar alojado en casa de alguien

to be quartered with sb MIL

acuartelar

III.quarter [ˈkwɔr·t̬ər] ADJ

quarter

cuarto

quarter hour

un cuarto de hora

three-quarter (length) ADJ

three-quarter (length)

tres cuartos

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eight and a quarter/half

ocho y cuarto/medio

ten/quarter/half past two

dos y diez/cuarto/media

Translations for quarter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trimestre

quarter

cuartear

to quarter

cuarto (-a)

quarter

cuarto creciente/menguante

first/last quarter

un cuarto de hora

a quarter of an hour

es la una y/menos cuarto

it's a quarter past/to one

descuartizar (en cuatro)

to quarter

barrio comercial

business quarter

moneda de 5/10/25 centavos

nickel/dime/quarter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2015 was higher primarily due to the impact of non-deductible merger related expenses.

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The suspension used semi-elliptic leaf springs at the front and three-quarter elliptic at the rear.

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The sacristy has a domed cover on scallops and has a crucifix inside classicist of the second quarter of the seventeenth century.

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In the third quarter, New Orleans took over the game.

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With an expected launch in the first quarter of this year, you may have to rain check the gift.

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The first quarter of the year saw $1.4bn of catastrophe bond issuance.

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More than one quarter of female characters embodied all of the three stereotypical categories at once.

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With six teams fighting it out for four quarter-final positions in each pool, every single match has meaning and one slip-up could prove costly.

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One can walk into the quarter, where people are always engrossed with dyes and blocks.

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Our net sales were impacted during the quarter by the challenging retail environment in general, as well as overstocking at one of our major customers.

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