Formes composées
quarter | |
| Anglais | Français |
| a quarter past expr | (time: fifteen minutes after) | et quart |
| He arrived at a quarter past nine. |
| Il est arrivé à neuf heures et quart. |
a quarter till [sth],
a quarter 'til [sth] (US),
a quarter to [sth],
quarter to [sth] (UK) expr | (15 minutes before the hour) | moins le quart |
| I'll meet you at a quarter till one... in the afternoon, of course. |
| Je te verrai à une heure moins le quart... de l'après-midi, bien sûr. |
a quarter till,
a quarter 'til (US),
a quarter to,
quarter to (UK) expr | informal (15 minutes before the hour) | moins le quart |
| a quarter to expr | (time: fifteen minutes before) | moins le quart |
| it's almost a quarter to five; we're running late. |
| Il est presque cinq heures moins le quart, nous allons être en retard. |
| first quarter n | (astronomy) (Astronomie) | premier quartier nm |
| from every quarter adv | (from everyone, everywhere) | de toutes parts loc adv |
| When the player came onto the field there were cheers from every quarter. |
| Les applaudissements ont fusé de toutes parts quand le joueur est arrivé sur le terrain. |
| give [sb] no quarter v expr | (show no mercy) | n'avoir aucune pitié pour [qqn] loc v |
| The border guards gave no quarter to anyone they caught trying to cross illegally. |
| Les gardes-frontières n'avaient aucune pitié pour ceux qui tentaient d'entrer illégalement dans le pays. |
| in every quarter adv | (in all areas, all over) | partout adv |
| Prague is certainly lovely: there are fine old buildings in every quarter. |
| Prague est une ville absolument charmante : il y a de vieux bâtiments partout. |
| last quarter | (astronomy) (de lune) | dernier quartier nm |
| Latin Quarter n | (student district) | Quartier Latin nm |
| The Latin Quarter in Paris is on the Left Bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne university. |
| Le Quartier Latin à Paris se trouve sur la Rive Gauche, près de la Sorbonne. |
| leg quarter n | (poultry cut: thigh and drumstick) | cuisse nf |
| The leg quarters are usually the most economical cut when you need to feed a large group. |
| Les cuisses sont généralement la coupe la plus économique quand on doit nourrir un grand groupe. |
| on the quarter-hour expr | (at 15 minutes to or past the hour) (après l'heure) | à et quart expr |
| (avant l'heure) | à moins le quart expr |
| quarter day n | (date: new season begins) | jour de terme, jour du terme nm |
| Note: En Grande-Bretagne, une des quatre dates qui marquent le début des trimestres. |
| quarter final n | (round: decides semi-finalists) | quart de finale nm |
| quarter horse n | (strong horse type) (race de cheval américaine) | quarter horse nm |
quarter hour,
quarter-hour n | (15 minutes: quarter of an hour) | quart d'heure nm |
| Voilà un quart d'heure que je t'attends, tu pourrais prévenir de ton retard ! |
| the quarter-hour n | (15 minutes to or past the hour) (heure) | le quart nm |
| You'll have to wait for the quarter hour to hear the clock chime again. |
| Il faudra attendre le quart pour entendre de nouveau l'horloge sonner. |
quarter note (US),
crotchet (UK) n | (music: fourth of a whole note) (Musique : note) | noire nf |
| A quarter note is twice as long as an eighth note. |
| Une noire équivaut à deux croches. |
| quarter past n | (fifteen minutes after the hour) (familier) | et quart loc adv |
| It's three o'clock now; I can stay here till quarter past. |
| Il est 3 h maintenant : je peux rester jusqu'à et quart. |
Quarter Pounder,
quarter pounder,
Quarterpounder n | ® (fast food: burger) (Can : type de hamburger) | quart de livre nm |
| (France, équivalent, anglicisme, ®) | Royal Cheese nm |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “Quarter Pounder” should be capitalized, but it is sometimes not capitalized in informal communication. |
quarter rest (US),
crotchet rest (UK) n | (musical time) (Musique) | soupir nm |
| A quarter rest lasts for one beat in 4/4 time. |
| quarter section | (tract of land) (mesure américaine) | quart de section nm |
| 65 hectares nmpl |
| quarter turn n | (90-degree rotation) | quart de tour nm |
| quarter year n | (3 months) | trimestre nm |
| L'année est divisée en quatre trimestres. |
| quarter-cup n | US (measure: one fourth of a cupful) | quart de tasse nm |
| environ 60 ml |
quarterfinal,
quarter-final n | (elimination contest) | quart de final nm |
| The townspeople were excited for the quarterfinal of the singing competition. |
sand crack,
quarter crack n | (horse hoof disease) (fente du sabot du cheval) | seime nf |
| sleeping quarter n | (dormitory, bedroom, etc.) | dortoir nm |
| three-quarter adj | (three-fourths the usual length) (vêtements) | trois-quarts adj inv |
| three-quarter adj | (portrait: between a front and side view) (portrait) | de trois quarts loc adj |
