Quarter in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes, as used in telling the time (a quarter past two, a quarter to nine).

Definition in PortugueseSubstantivo masculino: quinze minutos. Para dizer as horas quase não se usa; diz-se "duas e quinze", "quinze para as nove"

Example sentences

• São duas e quinze.🔊

  It's a quarter past two.

• São quinze para as nove.🔊

  It's a quarter to nine.

• Tenho, são quinze para as nove.🔊

  Yes, it's a quarter to nine.

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