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quartier

/kaʁtje/
quartiernoun
/kaʁtje/
Nom masculin désignant une division, une portion, un secteur ou un élément matériel.
Translations
quarterOne of the four main sections of a butchered animal carcass.
Le boucher a suspendu un quartier de bœuf à un crochet.
The butcher hung a quarter of beef on a hook.
quarterly installment
Il n’avait pas encore touché son quartier de pension.
He had not yet received his quarterly pension installment.
quarterly payment
Il n’avait pas encore touché son quartier de pension.
He had not yet received his quarterly pension payment.
Ce quartier s’est développé autour de la gare.
This district developed around the station.
Ce quartier s’est développé autour de la gare.
This neighborhood developed around the station.
Elle fait toutes ses courses dans le quartier.
She does all her shopping in the neighborhood.
quarterA distinct area of a town or city.
Ce quartier s’est développé autour de la gare.
This quarter developed around the station.
neighborhoodThe people living in a neighborhood, considered collectively.
Tout le quartier s’est mobilisé pour aider la famille.
The whole neighborhood mobilized to help the family.
Tout le quartier s’est mobilisé pour aider la famille.
The whole community mobilized to help the family.
Tout le quartier s’est mobilisé pour aider la famille.
All the residents of the neighborhood mobilized to help the family.
Le quartier des mineurs est séparé du reste de la prison.
The juvenile section is separate from the rest of the prison.
wardA separate institutional section for a particular group of people.
Le quartier des mineurs est séparé du reste de la prison.
The juvenile ward is separate from the rest of the prison.
quartersMilitary
La compagnie a regagné son quartier après la manœuvre.
The company returned to its quarters after the maneuver.
barracksMilitary
La compagnie a regagné son quartier après la manœuvre.
The company returned to its barracks after the maneuver.
quarterOne of four equal parts of a whole.
Elle a coupé la pomme en quatre quartiers.
She cut the apple into four quarters.
fourthOne of four equal parts of a whole.
Elle a coupé la pomme en quatre quartiers.
She cut the apple into fourths.
Un énorme quartier de roche s’était détaché de la falaise.
A huge chunk of rock had broken off the cliff.
Un énorme quartier de roche s’était détaché de la falaise.
A huge piece of rock had broken off the cliff.
Un énorme quartier de roche s’était détaché de la falaise.
A huge block of rock had broken off the cliff.
Il a séparé les quartiers de la mandarine.
He separated the mandarin segments.
Il a séparé les quartiers de la mandarine.
He separated the mandarin sections.
Il a séparé les quartiers de la mandarine.
He separated the mandarin wedges.
Additional translations
quarterAstronomyA phase of the Moon when half of its visible disk is illuminated.
quarterTerminologicalOne of the four divisions of a quartered shield.
quarteringTerminologicalAn ancestral line counted in proving a person’s noble descent.
quarterTerminologicalThe part of a shoe upper covering the sides and back of the foot.
saddle flapTerminological
quarterTerminologicalThe side section of a horse’s hoof wall between the toe and heel.
maritime districtHistoryNauticalA former administrative district for registering and supervising sailors and ships.
seafarers’ registration districtHistoryNautical
Definitions
A part of a city or locality with a certain geographical, administrative, historical, or social unity.
Ce quartier s’est développé autour de la gare.
The streets and places in the immediate vicinity of where one lives or is.
Elle fait toutes ses courses dans le quartier.
The inhabitants of the same urban area.
Tout le quartier s’est mobilisé pour aider la famille.
A distinct part of an establishment, assigned a particular use or reserved for a particular category of people.
Le quartier des mineurs est séparé du reste de la prison.
A place where a troop is housed or quartered, especially the group of buildings it occupies.Military
La compagnie a regagné son quartier après la manœuvre.
Each of the four parts into which a whole is divided.
Elle a coupé la pomme en quatre quartiers.
A large piece detached from or taken from a material or a whole.
Un énorme quartier de roche s’était détaché de la falaise.
Each of the natural divisions of the flesh of a citrus fruit, enclosed by a thin membrane.
Il a séparé les quartiers de la mandarine.
Each of the four major sections of the carcass of an animal butchered for meat.Professional
Le boucher a suspendu un quartier de bœuf à un crochet.
Either of the two phases of the lunar cycle in which half of the Moon’s apparent disk is illuminated.Astronomy
La Lune sera au premier quartier demain.
In heraldry, each of the divisions of a shield quartered into four parts.Terminological
Une fleur de lys figure dans le premier quartier de l’écu.
Each of a person’s noble ancestors in a given generation, counted in establishing their noble lineage.HistoryTerminological
Pour être admis dans cet ordre, il devait justifier de seize quartiers de noblesse.
The part of a shoe’s upper that covers the sides and back of the foot.Professional
Le cordonnier a recousu le quartier intérieur de la chaussure.
Each of the large pieces of leather that hang down on either side of a saddle seat.Professional
Le sellier a remplacé le quartier droit de la selle.
Either of the two lateral parts of the wall of a horse’s hoof, between the toe and the heels.Biology
Le maréchal-ferrant a repéré une fissure dans le quartier externe du sabot.
A portion of an annuity, pension, or salary corresponding to a three-month period.Archaic
Il n’avait pas encore touché son quartier de pension.
A former maritime administrative district responsible in particular for registering and monitoring sailors and ships.HistoryNautical
Le marin était inscrit au quartier de Brest.
Synonyms
communauté
section
division
cantonnement
caserne
casernement
garnison
quart
morceau
fragment
portion
segment
demi-lune
ascendant
ancêtre
aïeul
trimestre
arrondissement
secteur
district
zone
voisinage
alentours
environs
parages
population
habitants
quartiernoun
Definitions
A place where a person or group settles to live or stay.Figurative
Pendant les travaux, la famille a installé ses quartiers à l’étage.
Working-class urban neighborhoods, generally marked by social and economic difficulties.
L’association propose des activités culturelles aux jeunes des quartiers.
quartiernoun
/kaʁtje/
Emploi au singulier, généralement sans article, au sens de clémence ou de ménagement.
Translations
Les soldats déposèrent les armes et demandèrent quartier.
The soldiers laid down their arms and asked for mercy.
Les soldats déposèrent les armes et demandèrent quartier.
The soldiers laid down their arms and asked for clemency.
Dans la discussion, elle ne fit quartier à aucun de ses adversaires.
In the discussion, she showed no mercy to any of her opponents.
Dans la discussion, elle ne fit quartier à aucun de ses adversaires.
In the discussion, she showed no leniency to any of her opponents.
Dans la discussion, elle ne fit quartier à aucun de ses adversaires.
In the discussion, she showed no indulgence to any of her opponents.
Additional translations
quarterIdiomaticMilitaryMercy granted to a defeated enemy, especially in the expression “ask for quarter.”
quarterFigurativeIdiomaticNo mercy or leniency shown to an opponent, especially in the expression “show no quarter.”
Definitions
Mercy shown to a defeated enemy, consisting in sparing their life.Military
Les soldats déposèrent les armes et demandèrent quartier.
Forbearance or leniency shown to someone in a struggle or confrontation.Figurative
Dans la discussion, elle ne fit quartier à aucun de ses adversaires.
Synonyms
clémence
grâce
indulgence
ménagement
merci
Antonyms
cruauté
dureté
rigueur
sévérité
exécution
massacre
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