It is a quarter till three
Be careful! If it's "menos cuarto", it's a quarter of. If it's "menos cuatro" (the r and t are reversed) it's only 4 minutes before the hour.
('a....'='at....')....las tres y cincuenta y seis (3.56) OR ....las cuatro menos cuatro (4 minutes to 4)
Three minus one
Las diez menos tres --- 9:57 Diez menos tres --- 10-3 (a subtraction)
fifty three in spanish is cincuenta y tres
tres cuarenta = three forty las tres y cuarenta = 3.40 (a.m./p.m.) las cuatro menos veinte = 20 to 4 (a.m./p.m.)
its 2 minutes til 4
It's twenty five minutes to four
Cinco para las tres (de la tarde)- 5 to 3p.m.Las tres menos cinco (de la tarde) - 5 to 3p.m.Las dos cincuenta y cinco (de la tarde) - 2.55p.m.Omit "de la tarde", when the context is known
If you mean the time: Las diez y cuarenta y seis = 10.46 Las once menos catorce = 14 minutes to 11
You most likely meant to ask: "What does son las cuatro menos cuarto mean?" which would translate to "It is 3:45." What you actually asked would translate to "It is a quarter minus a quarter."
"Son las tres menos cuarto" means "It's a quarter to three" in English. This phrase is commonly used in Spanish to indicate that it is 2:45 on the clock.
(A) las tres y treinta y cinco. = (at) 3:35 (A) las cuatro menos veinticinco. = (at) 25 to 4