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quart

(kwôrt)

1. Abbr. qt. or q.

a. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).

b. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to ¹/₈ peck or 2 pints (1.101 liters).

c. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 1.201 US liquid quarts or 1.032 US dry quarts (1.136 liters). See Table at measurement.

a. A container having a capacity of one quart.

b. The contents of such a container.

[Middle English, from Old French quarte, from Latin quārta, feminine of quārtus, fourth; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quart

(kwɔːt)

1. (Units) a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts

2. (Units) a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck

[C14: from Old French quarte, from Latin quartus fourth]

quart

1. (Card Games) piquet a sequence of four cards in the same suit

2. (Fencing) fencing a variant spelling of quarte

[C17: from French quarte fourth]

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quart

(kwɔrt)

n.

1. a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.

2. a unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).

3. a container holding or capable of holding a quart.

Abbr.: qt.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French quarte fourth part, quarter < Latin quārta, n. use of feminine of quārtus fourth (in order)]

quart.

1. quarter.

2. quarterly.

quart

(kwôrt)

A unit of volume or capacity used in liquid measure, equal to ¹/₄ of a gallon or 32 ounces (0.95 liter). See Table at measurement.

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quart

(qt) A unit of volume, usually for liquids. 1 qt = 2 fl pt.

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Noun	1.	quart - a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System pint - a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart gal, gallon - United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
	2.	quart - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet pint - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters congius, Imperial gallon, gallon - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
	3.	quart - a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches dry quart United States dry unit - a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System dry pint, pint - a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

Translations

كوارت: مِكْيال يَسَع رُبْع غالون

kvart

engelsk rummål

pinte

quarto

kvorta

kvarta

kvart

dörtte bir galon

夸脱容量单位

quart

[kwɔːt] N (gen) → cuarto m de galón (Brit = 1,136 litros; US = 0,946 litros)
you're trying to get a quart into a pint pot → está claro que no cabe

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quart

[ˈkwɔː^rt] n → litre m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quart

n (Measure) → Quart nt; to try to put a quart into a pint pot (fig) → Unmögliches versuchen

quart

(Fencing) → Quart f

(Cards) → Vierersequenz f, → Quart f; quart major → Quartmajor f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quart

[kwɔːt] n → quarto di gallone (Brit = 1,136 litri; Am = 0,964 litri)

quart

(kwoː(r)t) noun

(a unit of liquid measure) one fourth of a gallon (1.136 litres in the UK and 0.946 liters in the US).

quart

n cuarto (de galón)

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We'll take a dram for luck, and as soon as this handless man of mine has the collops ready, we'll dine and take a hand at the cartes as gentlemen should.

But the gentleman is tired, and should sleep; if he has no mind to the cartes, it will never hinder you and me.

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I'll give you carte blanche as to what you serve, but it must be of the best."

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Quadroon, with carte blanche on the Slave question); indeed the family estate was much embarrassed, and the income drawn from the borough was of great use to the house of Queen's Crawley.

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de Treville, or whether he should only ask him to give him CARTE BLANCHE for some secret affair.

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If I were Brooke, I would choke the `Trumpet' at once by getting Garth to make a new valuation of the farms, and giving him carte blanche about gates and repairs: that's my view of the political situation," said the Rector, broadening himself by sticking his thumbs in his armholes, and laughing towards Mr.

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"You know, Monsieur Poirot, that you have carte blanche in every way."

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My grandfather has given me carte blanche for once, and I promise you the entertainment shall be worthy of the occasion.

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He gives me carte blanche in the matter, and, I verily believe, would throw in a blank check if asked.

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I had previously taken a journey to S- to purchase some new furniture: my cousins having given me CARTE BLANCHE TO effect what alterations I pleased, and a sum having been set aside for that purpose.