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"Quarter" is a noun which is often translated as "el cuarto", and "penny" is a noun which is often translated as "el centavo". Learn more about the difference between "quarter" and "penny" below.
quarter(
kor
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la cuarta parte (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A quarter of the population lives in the capital.Una cuarte parte de la población vive en la capital.
a. el trimestre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have several final exams this quarter.Tengo varios exámenes finales este trimestre.
a. el cuarto de dólar (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It only cost a quarter.Costó solo un cuarto de dólar.
b. la moneda de 25 centavos (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do you have a quarter?¿Tienes una moneda de 25 centavos?
7. (astronomy)
8. (mercy)
a. la clemencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He begged, but she gave him no quarter.Le suplicó, pero no tuvo clemencia con él.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
10. (one fourth)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
11. (to divide)
12. (military)
a. alojar
The soldiers were quartered in a nearby town.Los soldados estaban alojados en un pueblo cercano.
b. acuartelar
Officers and men were quartered together.Los oficiales y las tropas estaban acuartelados juntos.
quarters
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
13. (lodgings)
a. las dependencias (F) (for staff)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The servants' quarters were right at the top of the house.Las dependencias del servicio estaban en el último piso de la casa.
b. el cuartel (M) (military)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He had been confined to quarters because of a misdemeanor.Estaba retenido en el cuartel por una falta que había cometido.
penny(
peh
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ni
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el centavo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The penny has a profile of Abraham Lincoln on it.En la moneda de un centavo, hay un perfil de Abraham Lincoln.
b. el céntimo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bill comes out to ten dollars and a penny.El total de la cuenta es diez dólares y un céntimo.
a. el penique (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Excuse me, but you've dropped a penny.Disculpe, pero se le ha caído un penique.
