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.

Derived terms

• quart d’heure académique

See also

• demi-heure