quart — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

1. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

2. Four successive cards of the same suit.

   Ejemplos

   A tierce major is good against any other tierce; a quart minor is good against a tierce major.

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   Carrados ought to have won the point and divided tricks, leaving his opponent a minor quart and a solitary trio—about 15 on the hand. By a careless discard he threw away both chances and the final score stood at 205-112.

3. A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

   Uso

   • en desuso

   Ejemplos

   Camber did possesse the Westerne quart.

4. The fourth defensive position; quarte.

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   [W]e behold two men with lion-look, with alert attitude, side foremost, right foot advanced; flourishing and thrusting, stoccado and passado, in tierce and quart; intent to skewer one another.

Adjetivo

1. Safe, sound; healthy.

   Uso

   • dialectal
   • en desuso

Sustantivo

1. Safety, soundness; health.

   Uso

   • en desuso
   • no contable

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   Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.

Adjetivo

1. Transverse.

   Uso

   • dialectal

2. Contentious or quarrelsome.

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   • dialectal

Adverbio

1. Crosswise; across.

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   • dialectal

Verbo

1. To thwart.

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   • dialectal

   Palabras relacionadas

   quart-potquatre quartquatre-quartWinchester quartyou can't get a quart into a pint pot

Sustantivo

1. a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

   Términos más generales

   United States liquid unit

2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

   Términos más generales

   British capacity unitImperial capacity unit

3. a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches

   Sinónimos

   dry quart

   Términos más generales

   United States dry unit