No. 11,274 in French

quarts

"Quarts" in French means "quarters" or "fourths" in English.

In a sentence

Le verre est rempli aux trois quarts.
The glass is filled to three-quarters.
Here, 'quarts' refers to a fraction, specifically representing portions in numerical terms (three-quarters).
Les joueurs de l'équipe de football ont atteint les quarts de finale.
The football team reached the quarter-finals.
In this sentence, 'quarts' refers to 'quarts de finale', indicating a stage in the tournament structure.
Ils ont divisé le gâteau en quatre parts égales, soit en quarts.
They divided the cake into four equal parts, which means into quarters.
Here, 'quarts' represents a portioning method by dividing something into four equal parts.

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