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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries四分之三
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sì fēn zhī sān
"地球表面约有四分之三是被水覆盖的。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A numerical quantity that constitutes three equal parts of a whole that has been divided into four parts; 3/4.
"Three-fourths of the students completed the assignment on time."
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Specifying a quantity equal to seventy-five percent of a given countable or uncountable whole.
"They painted three-fourths of the fence before it started to rain."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the numeral 'three' (from Old English 'þrēo') and the fraction 'fourth' (from Old English 'fēorða'), established structurally during the Middle English period. It evolved to mathematically express a ratio or proportion equivalent to three parts out of four equal divisions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Three-fourths" is said worldwide
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trois quarts
Transliteration: trwa kar
"Trois quarts des participants ont voté pour le projet."
dreiviertel
Transliteration: drai-fyertel
"Dreiviertel der Strecke sind bereits geschafft."
tre quarti
Transliteration: tre kwarti
"Tre quarti della popolazione vive in aree urbane."
tres cuartos
Transliteration: tres kwartos
"Tres cuartos de los encuestados respondieron afirmativamente."
três quartos
Transliteration: tɾes kwaɾtus
"Comprei três quartos de quilo de carne."
तीन चौथाई
Transliteration: teen chouthai
"तीन चौथाई काम पूरा हो चुका है।"
四分之三
Transliteration: sì fēn zhī sān
"地球表面约有四分之三是被水覆盖的。"
4분의 3
Transliteration: sa-bun-ui sam
"응답자의 4분의 3이 찬성했다."
四分の一
Transliteration: yon-bun-no-san
Script: 四分の三
"予算の四分の三がすでに使われた。"
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