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1 a period of 15 minutes before or after the hour
It’s quarter to three (= 2.45). Manca un quarto alle tre.
We’re leaving at quarter past six (= 6.15). Partiamo alle sei e un quarto.
2 a coin with a value of 25 cents (= 25/100 of a dollar) in the US and Canada
There are four quarters in a dollar. Ci sono quattro quarti di dollaro in un dollaro.
3 one of four time periods that a year can be divided into
4 to cut something into four parts
5 one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing
6 in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.
7 a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live
8 a direction
People were coming at me from all quarters.
They showed us no quarter.
10 the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg
a quarter of beef
a bull’s hindquarters.
11 the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.
12 one of four equal periods of play in some games
In the second quarter of the game, the Bears quarterback was intercepted.
13 a period of study at a college etc, usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.
15 to divide by four
16 to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay
The soldiers were quartered all over the town.