(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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 ate a quarter of the cakese comió una or la cuarta parte del pastel
a quarter of a centuryun cuarto de siglo
a quarter of an hourun cuarto de hora
a quarter (of a pound)un cuarto de libra
three quarterstres cuartos
three quarters of all womenlas tres cuartas partes de las mujeres
three and a quarter (liters)tres (litros) y cuarto
the bottle was still a quarter fullquedaba aún un cuarto de botella
2.(in telling time)
a.
it's/at a quarter of sixson/a las seis menos cuarto
it's a quarter toson menos cuarto
it's/at (a) quarter after sixson/a las seis y cuarto
it's (a) quarter afterson y cuarto
3.(three-month period)
a. el trimestre
(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).
(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).
help came from an unexpected quarterla ayuda llegó por el lado que menos se esperaba
6.(military)
a.
quartersalojamiento m
officer quartersresidencia de oficiales
7.(mercy)
a.
to give no quarterno dar cuartel
8.(coin)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el cuarto de dólar
(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).
1(fourth part)[of kilo, kilometre, second]cuarto (m);[of price, population]cuarta parte (f)
a quarter of a mileun cuarto de milla;a quarter (of a pound) of teaun cuarto de libra de té;for a quarter of the pricepor la cuarta parte del precio
a quarter of a kilo of teaChina has placed up to one quarter of its nuclear arsenal in Tibetabout one quarter of all deaths in this country are the result of heart diseasea mile and a quarter
to divide sth into quartersdividir algo en cuartos or en cuatro
the tank was only a quarter fullel depósito solo estaba a un cuarto de su capacidad
it's a quarter gone alreadyya se ha gastado la cuarta parte
I'm a quarter Spanishtengo una cuarta parte de sangre española
it's only a quarter as long
2(in time)cuarto (m)
a quarter of an hour/centuryun cuarto de hora/siglo;an hour and a quarteruna hora y cuarto;three quarters of an hourtres cuartos de hora
the clock strikes the quarters
it's a quarter pastorafter seven (US)son las siete y cuarto
it's a quarter toorof seven (US)son las siete menos cuarto;es un cuarto para las siete; (LAm)
3(specific fourth parts)(US)(Canada)(25 cents)(moneda f de) cuarto (m) de dólar
she gave him a quarterhe left two quarters on the tableI dropped a quarter into the slot of the payphone
[of year]trimestre (m)
profits are up on the previous quarterBoeing reported third-quarter earnings of dollars 378mprofitability had been hit in the second quarter by the downturn in Britain and Spainthe service charge is paid every quarter
to pay by the quarterpagar trimestralmente or al trimestre or cada tres meses
[of moon]cuarto (m)
when the moon is in its first/last quartercuando la luna está en cuarto creciente/menguante
4(part of town)barrio (m)
the business quarterel barrio comercial
the old quarterel casco viejo or antiguo
5(direction, area)
protest is growing in some quarterslas protestas aumentan en algunos círculos
from all quartersde todas partes
there are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its ownyou won't get any help from that quarterif I mention it in the right quarters...
at close quartersde cerca
he fired two shots at close quartersdisparó dos tiros a quemarropa
I've never seen a lion at close quartersyou can watch aircraft take off and land at close quarters
they are spread over the four quarters of the globese extienden por todos los rincones or por todas partes del mundo
help came from an unexpected quarterla ayuda nos llegó de un lugar inesperado
6(Náut)(Geog)[of compass]cuarta (f)
the port/starboard quarter[of ship]la aleta de babor/estribor
the wind was from the port quarterel viento soplaba de babor;the wind is in the right quarterel viento sopla en dirección favorable
7(Heraldry)cuartel (m)
8(mercy)clemencia (f)
they knew they could expect no quartersabían que no podían esperar clemencia
to give (sb) no quarterno dar cuartel (a algn)
he asked for no quarter and I gave him nonethey had orders to bayonet every man they could find, and to give no quarterIraq showed no signs of giving any quarter
the servants' quarterslas dependencias del servicio
the staff quarters of the hotelthe student nurses' quarters at the hospitalhis mother was to be confined to her quarters and no longer permitted to visit the king in prisonthe house has attic accommodations and basement quarters including a room for billiardsour private quartersthe women's quartersthe Captain remained in his cabin while the passengers came aboard and went down to their quartersmost families lived in cramped quarters
they're living in very cramped quartersviven hacinados;the cramped quarters of the space capsuleel reducido espacio de la cápsula espacial
the cramped quarters of the old City Hallto take up (one's) quartershe took me to the house of one of Gholston's cavalrymen, where I took up my quartersmy father was ordered to take up quarters in the "Orion" as a guest of Admiral Phillimore
our soldiers are quartered in Ramseynuestros soldados están acuartelados en Ramsey
the buildings were used as a grain store and to quarter PLA soldiersthe crew were quartered on the lower deckI am wondering if Admiral Rodman couldn't arrange to quarter me and an aide on his flagship
3(range over)[+person]recorrer
to quarter a town in search of sbhe's only got to quarter the area long enough to find them
to quarter the ground[+dog]buscar olfateando;[+bird]escudriñar el terreno
the eagle quartered the ground below her, all reflexes ready to strike
modifier
quarter day (n)(gen)primer día del trimestre;(Economics)el día del vencimiento de un pago trimestral
go there at the quarter day, Lammas, the traditional start of harvestat the winter quarter day, at Martinmas
there's a quarter note rest in that barthere are four quarter notes in a semibreve
quarter tone (n)cuarto (m) de tono
quarter turn (n)cuarto (m) de vuelta
he executed a swift quarter turnshe gave the screw a quarter turnturn slightly, like a quarter turn, toward the jury, and look at themgive the screw a quarter turn
