quarter

Significado

Noun

1. A fourth part of something.
2. A fourth part of something.
3. A fourth part of something.
4. A fourth part of something.
5. A fourth part of something.
6. A fourth part of something.
7. A fourth part of something.
8. A fourth part of something.
9. A fourth part of something.
10. A fourth part of something.
11. A fourth part of something.
12. A fourth part of something.
13. Place or position.
14. Place or position.
15. Place or position.
16. Place or position.
17. Place or position.
18. Place or position.
19. Place or position.
20. A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
21. (obsolete) Relations between people.
22. Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
23. A quarterback.
24. (slang) A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
25. A quarterfinal.

Adj

1. Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
2. Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%).
3. Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.

Verb

1. To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
2. To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
3. To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
4. To quartersaw.
5. To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.
6. To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.

Verb

To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/

Etimología

From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.

Oraciones

One quarter of all awards for the First World War were posthumous .

Una cuarta parte de todos los premios para la Primera Guerra Mundial fueron póstumo.