quart d'heure

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaʁ d‿œʁ/

Noun

quart d’heure m (plural quarts d’heure)

  1. a quarter of an hour, a quarter
    son quart d’heure de gloire ― his fifteen minutes of fame, his moment in the sun
    passer un mauvais quart d’heure ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Tu vas passer un sale quart d’heure. ― You're in for a rough time.

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