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 [ˈkwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] N

1. quarter (one fourth):

quarter

cuarto m

three quarters

tres cuartos

a quarter of the British

una cuarta parte de los británicos

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 Am (25 cents):

quarter

un cuarto de dólar

3. quarter a. FIN, SCHOOL:

quarter

trimestre m

4. quarter:

quarter (neighbourhood)

barrio m

quarter (area)

zona f

at close quarters

de cerca

all quarters of the earth

en todos los confines de la tierra

5. quarter (mercy):

quarter

cuartel m

to give quarter

dar cuartel

to ask for quarter

pedir cuartel

6. quarter pl (unspecified group or person):

quarter

círculos m pl

in certain quarters

en ciertos círculos

in high quarters

en altas esferas

7. quarter (area of compass):

quarter

cuadrante m

from the north/west quarter

desde el cuadrante norte/oeste

II.quarter [ˈkwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] 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 [ˈkwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈkwɔ:rt̬ɚ] ADJ

quarter

cuarto

quarter hour/pound

un cuarto de hora/libra

three-quarter (length) ADJ

three-quarter (length)

tres cuartos

quarter-day N Brit

quarter-day

día m de liquidación

quarter-tone N MUS

quarter-tone

cuarto m de tono

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cuarta

quarter

negra

quarter note Am

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

cuartel

quarter

cuartear

to quarter

quarter Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ten/quarter/half past two

dos y diez/cuarto/media

a quarter of the British

una cuarta parte de los británicos

a quarter of a century/an hour

un cuarto de siglo/de hora

a quarter past three

las tres y cuarto

to give quarter

dar cuartel

to ask for quarter

pedir cuartel

from the north/west quarter

desde el cuadrante norte/oeste

eight and a quarter/half

ocho y cuarto/medio

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

real (old coin worth quarter of a peseta)

real

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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By 1963 a quarter of Venezuelan households had television; a figure rising to 45% by 1969 and 85% by 1982.

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

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

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

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Once rediscovered, the distemper coating covering the murals was carefully removed four complete murals and the top-quarter of a fifth were revealed.

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

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

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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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