Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

quarter

UK: /ˈkwɔː.tər/ US: /ˈkwɑː.t̮ə`/

Translation

n [c]
cuarto
two and a quarter kilometres
dos kilómetros y cuarto
cuarta parte
One quarter of the residents are foreigners
La cuarta parte de los residentes es extranjera
barrio
(en economía)
trimestre
US
veinticinco centavos
a quarter of an hour
un cuarto de hora
quince minutos
quarter past (para las horas)
y cuarto
It's quarter past five
Son las cinco y cuarto
quarter to (para las horas)
menos cuarto
It's quarter to seven
Son las siete menos cuarto
Véase tb: quarters
(Definition of quarter n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

More Results for “quarter”

Word of the Day

ride (out) the storm

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More