WH54 Fachwortlexikon
Lernwerkstatt Aachen GbR
Mathematik | Physik | Chemie


Viertel acht


... German for => a quarter past seven (time of the day)


In German "viertel acht" and "viertel vor acht" must not be confused. The first version means: a quarter on the way from seven to eight o'clock, which is either 7.15 or 19.15. The latter means: a quarter still before us on the way from seven to eight o'clock, which can either mean 7.45 or 19.45.





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