Dreiviertelstunde

three-quarters of an hour

noun DRAI-feer-tel-shtun-duh Rare

Also means

forty-five minutes

Usage Note

Dreiviertelstunde is the partner form to Viertelstunde (quarter-hour) and Halbstunde (half-hour). It means exactly 45 minutes. eine Dreiviertelstunde fahren (to drive for three-quarters of an hour) is a standard usage.

Examples

"Die Sitzung dauerte eine Dreiviertelstunde."

Natural Translation

The meeting lasted three-quarters of an hour.

Literal Translation

The meeting lasted a three-quarter-hour.

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