- cuartel
- m.barracks (military).cuartel general headquarters* * *cuartel► nombre masculino1 MILITAR barracks plural2 (cuarta parte) quarter\FRASEOLOGÍAno dar cuartel figurado to show no mercycuartel de invierno winter quarters pluralcuartel general headquarters singlucha sin cuartel merciless fight, fight to the endvida de cuartel army life* * *noun m.barracks* * *SM1) (Mil) barracks
vida de cuartel — army life, service life
estar de cuartel — † to be on half-pay
cuartel de bomberos — Arg, Uru fire station
cuarteles de invierno — (Mil) winter quarters; (fig) winter retreat sing
cuartel general — headquarters pl
2) (=tregua)no hubo cuartel para los revoltosos — no mercy was shown to the rebels
no dar cuartel — to give no quarter, show no mercy
guerra sin cuartel — all-out war
lucha sin cuartel — fight to the death
3) (=cuarta) quarter4) (=distrito) quarter, district5) (Heráldica) quarter6) (Hort) bed* * *masculinoa) (Mil) (campamento - permanente) barracks (sing o pl); (- provisional) encampmentb) (tregua)no dieron cuartel a los rebeldes — they showed no mercy to the rebels
una lucha sin cuartel — a merciless fight
* * *= barracks.Ex. It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of General's visit to the barracks.----* cuartel militar = army barracks.* * *masculinoa) (Mil) (campamento - permanente) barracks (sing o pl); (- provisional) encampmentb) (tregua)no dieron cuartel a los rebeldes — they showed no mercy to the rebels
una lucha sin cuartel — a merciless fight
* * *= barracks.Ex: It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of General's visit to the barracks.
* cuartel militar = army barracks.* * *cuartelmasculine2(tregua): no dieron cuartel a los rebeldes they showed no mercy to the rebels, they gave no quarter to the rebels (dated)una guerra sin cuartel a war in which no mercy was shown o (dated) no quarter was givenuna lucha sin cuartel a merciless fight, a fight to the finishCompuestos:● cuartel de bomberos(RPl) fire station, fire house (AmE)● cuarteles de inviernompl (de un ejército) winter quarters (pl); (de una persona) winter residence● cuartel generalheadquarters (sing o pl)* * *
cuartel sustantivo masculinoa) (Mil) barracks (sing o pl);◊ cuartel de bomberos (RPl) fire station, fire house (AmE);
cuartel general headquarters (sing o pl)b) (tregua):◊ no dieron cuartel a los rebeldes they showed no mercy to the rebels;
una lucha sin cuartel a merciless fight
cuartel sustantivo masculino
1 Mil barracks pl
2 (tregua) quarter
una lucha sin cuartel, a fight with no quarter given
3 cuartel general, headquarters
♦ Locuciones: figurado no dar cuartel, not to give a moment's peace
'cuartel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantina
- calabozo
- dormitorio
- pabellón
English:
barracks
- fight
- guardhouse
- headquarters
- HQ
- quarter
- fire
- head
* * *cuartel nm1. Mil barracksCompRP cuartel de bomberos fire station;cuartel general [de ejército, organización] headquarters;cuarteles de invierno winter quarters2. [buen trato]dar cuartel to give quarter, to show mercy;guerra sin cuartel all-out war;lucha sin cuartel fight to the death;lanzaron una lucha sin cuartel contra la corrupción they declared an all-out war on corruption* * *cuartelm1 barracks pl2:lucha sin cuartel fight to the death;no dar cuartel give no quarter, show no mercy* * *cuartel nm1) : barracks, headquarters2) : mercyuna guerra sin cuartel: a merciless war* * *cuartel n barrackscuartel general headquarters
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.