What does cuarto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cuarto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cuarto in Spanish.

The word cuarto in Spanish means fourth, room, quarter, room, quarter, bathroom, broom closet, bathroom, quarter of an hour, broom closet, moon phase, phase of the moon, machine room, the fourth world, darkroom, voting booth, the fourth estate, the fourth power, hindquarters, third-rate, two-bit, a quarter past. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuarto

fourth

adjetivo (entre el tercero y el quinto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Llegó cuarto a la meta.
She crossed the line in fourth.

room

nombre masculino (dormitorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se metió en su cuarto, dio un portazo y no salió en toda la tarde.
He went into his room, slammed the door and stayed there the whole evening.

quarter

nombre masculino (cuarta parte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Póngame un cuarto de kilo de jamón serrano.
Give me a quarter of a kilo of Serrano ham.

room

nombre masculino (cubículo, habitación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ahora el cuarto oscuro está casi obsoleto, pero antes se usaba para revelar todas las fotografías.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Their new flat has four rooms, not including the hallway.

quarter

nombre masculino (período de 15 minutos) (part of an hour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son las diez y cuarto.
It's a quarter past ten.

bathroom

locución nominal masculina (ES (baño sin ducha) (euphemism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Está haciendo sus necesidades en el cuarto de aseo, ahora viene.

broom closet

locución nominal masculina (AmL (armario de limpieza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mete la escoba y el trapeador en el cuarto de aseo, por favor.

bathroom

(para higiene personal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta casa cuenta con tres cuartos de baño.
This house has three bathrooms.

quarter of an hour

locución nominal masculina (quince minutos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esperé un cuarto de hora y me fui.
I waited a quarter of an hour and left.

broom closet

locución nominal masculina (con utensilios de aseo) (cleaning supplies, equipment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

moon phase, phase of the moon

nombre masculino (ciclo lunar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay dos cuartos de Luna, el creciente y el menguante.

machine room

(con equipo, maquinaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El técnico debe ingresar al cuarto de máquinas para reparar el ascensor.
The technician should enter the machine room in order to repair the lift.

the fourth world

(población en riesgo) (underdeveloped)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

darkroom

locución nominal masculina (para revelar rollos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julián reveló las fotos en el cuarto oscuro.
Julian developed the photos in the darkroom.

voting booth

locución nominal masculina (AR (para votación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los votantes ingresan al cuarto oscuro de a uno.
Voters step into the voting booth one at a time.

the fourth estate, the fourth power

locución nominal masculina (los medios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se considera a la prensa el cuarto poder.
The press is referred to as the fourth estate.

hindquarters

locución nominal masculina (parte de la res)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Compré medio kilo de cuarto trasero para hacer el guiso.
I bought half a kilo of hindquarters to make the stew.

third-rate, two-bit

locución adjetiva (coloquial (de muy poco valor) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es un mueble del tres al cuarto, lo voy a regalar.

a quarter past

expresión (y quince minutos)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Son las tres y cuarto y Miguel no llega: ¿le habrá pasado algo?
It's a quarter past three and Miguel hasn't turned up: has something happened to him?

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