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 nueve menos cuarto" translates to "It's a quarter to nine" in English.
"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.
They arrive at school at about 7:45
The Spanish sentence ''Quitate las ropas de menos'' translates to ''Take off the least clothes'' in English.
It means "It's two fifteen" or "It's quarter past two" in English.
Son las dos menos cuarto means 1:45
"Son las nueve menos cuarto" translates to "It's a quarter to nine" in English.
"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.
'they don't arrive at 7:45 on the dot.'
Puede decir "y cuarto". Por ejemplo: Para 3:15 se dice "son las tres y cuarto".
its for time menos = minus quarto = 4 So put it together minus 4. Normally its used for time because you can't go over 30 minutes. so if its over 30 you say menos number away from 60. so 56 is menos cuarto dont forget though if its 5:46 its seis menos cuarto not cinco menos cuarto. Its math in spanish =D <3
'It's a quarter to five in the evening/p.m.'
las cinco menos cuarto.... (quarter to five) las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco.... (four forty five) in both cases: '....de la tarde' (p.m.)
Las seis y cuarenta y cinco. You could also say las siete menos cuarto. Or quince para las siete.
In Spanish, you would say "11:45" as "once cuarenta y cinco." This translates to "eleven forty-five" in English. The Spanish language uses a different format for telling time compared to English, where the hour is stated first followed by the minutes.
"Son las once menos quince" or "son las once menos cuarto" (it is quarter to 11). You could also say "son las dies y cuartena y cinco" (which means it is 10:45). You could also add "de la mañana" (in the morning), "de la tarde" (in the afternoon), or "de la noche" (at night) to the end to make it more correct.
They arrive at school at about 7:45