Translations for „quarter“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

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I . quarter [ˈkwɔːrt̬ər, Brit ˈkwɔːtəʳ] N

1. quarter (one fourth):

quarter

quarto m

a quarter of an hour

um quarto de hora

a quarter of the population

um quarto da população

a quarter past three

três e quinze

a quarter to three

quinze para as três

three quarters

três quartos

2. quarter Am (25 cents):

quarter

moeda f de 25 centavos de dólar

3. quarter (neighborhood):

quarter

bairro m

at close quarters fig

de perto

in certain quarters fig

em certos círculos (sociais)

II . quarter [ˈkwɔːrt̬ər, Brit ˈkwɔːtəʳ] VB trans

1. quarter (cut into four):

quarter

cortar em quatro

2. quarter (give housing):

quarter

alojar

Usage examples with quarter

a quarter past three

três e quinze

a quarter to three

quinze para as três

a quarter to five

quinze para as cinco

a quarter of an hour

um quarto de hora

a quarter of the population

um quarto da população

eight and a quarter/half

oito e um quarto/meio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The young Cantab came in for the final quarter and seemed to settle things down nicely with his well-rounded, if less flamboyant, game.

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The Nebraska offense came back to score on their two drives to end the first quarter.

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I would imagine by the third quarter of this year we will be far along, because we don't intend to demobilise.

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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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Bunny chows come in quarter, half and full loaves.

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

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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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She was a 100 m semi-finalist and a 200 m quarter-finalist.

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