# dreiviertel

dreiviertel is a German preposition meaning “quarter to, a quarter-hour before, 15 minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)”.

## Meanings

1. _Austria · Bavaria · East · Germany_ quarter to, a quarter-hour before, 15 minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
   - Wir treffen uns um dreiviertel zwei. — We’re meeting at quarter to two.

## Examples

- Wie wäre es mit dreiviertel eins? — How about 12:45?
- Es ist dreiviertel zwei. — It's a quarter to two.
- Wir treffen uns dreiviertel sieben vor dem Kino. — We're meeting outside the cinema at quarter to seven.

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