| ellipse |
| 1. n-f. (geometry) ellipse | |
| 2. n-f. (grammar, figure of speech) ellipsis | |
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| quartier |
| 1. n-m. quarter, district (part of town), neighbourhood | |
| Gros-Caillou est l'un des quartiers les plus riches de Paris. - Gros-Caillou is one of the richest neighborhoods in Paris. | |
| un quartier ouvrier - a working-class district | |
| le quartier chinois - Chinatown | |
| 2. n-m. piece, chunk; segment (of fruit), quarter (gl, of beef) | |
| 3. n-m. (astronomy) quarter | |
| le premier quartier de lune - the first quarter moon | |
| le dernier quartier de lune - the last quarter moon | |
| 4. n-m. (dated) quarter, mercy | |
