No. 1,179 in French
quart
"Quart" means "quarter" in English.
In a sentence
Il est un quart d'heure avant midi.
It is a quarter of an hour before noon.
The term 'quart' is used here to represent a quarter of an hour, which is 15 minutes.
Je vais boire un quart de vin rouge pendant le dîner.
I will drink a quarter of red wine during dinner.
In this sentence, 'quart' refers to a quarter of a liter, a common measurement for drinks.
Nous avons un quart de gâteau à partager.
We have a quarter of a cake to share.
Here, 'quart' denotes one fourth of the cake, dividing it into four equal parts.
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