quarter

quarter
quarter [{{t}}'kwɔ:tə(r)]
1 adjective
a quarter hour/century/pound un quart d'heure/de siècle/de livre
2 transitive verb
(a) (divide into four) diviser en quatre; (beef etc) diviser par quartiers, équarrir;
to quarter a cake couper un gâteau en quatre parts égales
(b) (divide by four) diviser par quatre;
prices have been quartered les prix ont été divisés par quatre
(c) (lodge) loger; {{}}Military{{}} cantonner;
the troops are quartered in the town les soldats sont logés en ville
(d) {{}}History{{}} (dismember) écarteler
(e) (of hunting dog)
to quarter the ground quêter
3 noun
(a) (one fourth) quart m; (portion → of apple, circle, century etc) quart m; (→ of orange, moon) quartier m;
during the first quarter of the century au cours du premier quart de ce siècle;
a quarter of a century/of an hour un quart de siècle/d'heure;
a quarter century un quart de siècle;
a ton and a quarter, one and a quarter tons une tonne un quart;
he ate a quarter/three quarters of the cake il a mangé le quart/les trois quarts du gâteau;
it's a quarter/three quarters empty c'est au quart/aux trois quarts vide;
we've only done (a) quarter of the work nous n'avons fait que le quart du travail
(b) (in telling time) quart m;
{{}}British{{}} (a) quarter to six, {{}}American{{}} (a) quarter of six six heures moins le quart;
{{}}British{{}} (a) quarter past six, {{}}American{{}} (a) quarter after six six heures et quart;
it's a quarter past il est le quart
(c) (three-month period) trimestre m;
published every quarter publié tous les trimestres ou tous les trois mois;
to be paid by the quarter être payé par trimestre;
profits were up during the last quarter les bénéfices ont augmenté au cours du dernier trimestre
(d) (US and Canadian money) (pièce f de) vingt-cinq cents mpl
(e) (unit of weight → quarter of hundredweight) = 12 kg; (→ quarter pound) = 113 g
(f) {{}}Nautical{{}} (direction)
the wind is in the port/starboard quarter le vent souffle par la hanche de bâbord/tribord
(g) (milieu)
the decision has been criticized in certain quarters la décision a été critiquée dans certains milieux;
in well-informed quarters dans les milieux bien informés;
offers of help poured in from all quarters des offres d'aide affluèrent de tous côtés
(h) (part of town) quartier m;
the residential quarter le quartier résidentiel
(i) (phase of moon) quartier m;
the moon is in the first/last quarter la lune est dans le premier/dernier quartier
(j) {{}}Sport{{}} (period of play) quart-temps m inv
(k) (part of butchered animal) quartier m
(l) (usu neg) {{}}literary{{}} (mercy) quartier m;
they gave no quarter ils ne firent pas de quartier;
there was no quarter given or asked on ne fit pas de quartier
4 quarters plural noun
(accommodation) domicile m, résidence f; {{}}Military{{}} quartiers mpl, cantonnement m, logement m;
the servants' quarters les appartements mpl des domestiques;
married quarters logement m pour couples mariés;
she took up quarters in central London elle a élu domicile ou s'est installée dans le centre de Londres;
many families live in very cramped quarters de nombreuses familles vivent dans des conditions de surpeuplement
►► quarter binding (in bookbinding) demi-reliure f;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Finance{{}} quarter day (jour m du) terme m;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Music{{}} quarter note noire f;
{{}}Law{{}} quarter sessions (in England and Wales) cour f d'assises (remplacée en 1972 par la "Crown Court"); (in US) = dans certains États, tribunal local à compétence criminelle, pouvant avoir des fonctions administratives;
{{}}Music{{}} quarter tone quart m de ton

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