quarter
A fourth part of somethingA fourth part of something.: Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
» It's quarter to eight now.
Es ist jetzt Viertel vor acht.
Es ist jetzt 7.45 Uhr.
Es ist 7:45 Uhr.
Es ist drei viertel acht.
Es ist sieben Uhr fünfundvierzig.
Сейчас без четверти восемь.
Сейчас без пятнадцати восемь.
Зараз чверть на восьму.
Meaning
26 sensesA fourth part of something.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
I ate a quarter of the pizza.
Viertel
че́твертьčétvertʹ, четвёртая
чвертьčvertʹ
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
(countable, historical, uncountable)A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
(countable, uncountable)A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
a fourth part of a year; three months
(countable, historical, uncountable)A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
(countable, uncountable)A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
(countable, uncountable)A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
(countable, historical, uncountable)A fourth part of a hundredweight.
the rear part of a ship
(countable, uncountable)A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
(Canada, US, countable, uncountable)A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
Vierteldollar
четверта́кčetverták
четверта́кčetverták
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
(countable, uncountable)One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
(countable, historical, uncountable)A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
Examples
308 sentencesIt's quarter to eight now.
Зараз чверть на восьму.
ruСейчас без четверти восемь.
deEs ist jetzt Viertel vor acht.
It's a quarter to two.
Зараз чверть на другу.
ruСейчас без пятнадцати два.
deEs ist Viertel vor zwei.
It happened at a quarter past eleven.
Це трапилося об одинадцятій п'ятнадцять.
ruЭто произошло в одиннадцать пятнадцать.
deEs ist um Viertel nach elf passiert.
I have my supper at a quarter past seven.
Я вечеряю о чверті по сьомій.
ruЯ ужинаю в семь пятнадцать.
deIch esse um 19:15 Uhr zu Abend.
It's a quarter past eight.
Зараз чверть по восьмій.
ruСейчас четверть девятого.
deEs ist Viertel nach acht.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 3
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartuFrom Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.
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Forms
plural: quartersSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
102 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Numbers, dates and time — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- a quarter past
- to your quarters
- quarter past
- to my quarters