un quart de

a quarter of

→ un
phrase Rare #22,110
a quarter of Used before a quantity, amount, or part of something. It can introduce fractions like a quarter of a year, a quarter of a million, or a quarter of a liter.
FR: Je veux un quart de lait.
EN: I want a quarter of a liter of milk.

J'aurais déjà vécu un quart de siècle!

I would already have lived for a quarter of a century!

— Chungking Express (1994)

Considéré comme un quart de carreau.

Considered as a quarter of a diamond.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Cinq années de travail, soit un quart de sa carrière.

Five years of work, or a quarter of his career.

Un quart de litre, ça ne vous dit vraiment rien?

A quarter liter, does that really mean nothing to you?

— Mystic River (2003)

Que diriez-vous d'un quart de million?

How about a quarter of a million?

Vous avez fait un quart de tour?

Have you turned it a quarter turn?

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Un quart de tour.

A quarter turn.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Je veux un quart de lait.

I want a quart of milk.