third

∗ ≈

tercero

∗ noun

third

[θɜːd]

sustantivo

1. tercio (m) (fraction)

2. tercero(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (in series)

Edward the third -> Eduardo III; (written) Eduardo tercero (spoken)

3. tres (m) (of month)

the third of May -> el tres de mayo
we're leaving on the third -> nos vamos el (día) tres

4. tercera (f) (Mus)

5. (universidad)

to get a third -> = licenciarse con una media de aprobado raspado (in degree) (británico)

adjetivo

6. tercero(a) ; tercer (before masculine singular noun)

the third century -> el siglo tercero or tres
I was third in the race -> llegué el tercero en la carrera
third degree burns (medicina) -> quemaduras (f pl) de tercer grado
to give somebody the third degree (familiar) -> someter a alguien a un duro interrogatorio
third party (Law) -> tercero (m)
third party cover -> seguro (m) a terceros
the third World -> el Tercer Mundo

third [zerd]

adjetivo

1. Tercer, tercero, ordinal de three, tres.

Third rate -> de tercer orden, de tercera clase
George the Third -> Jorge Tercero

sustantivo

2. Tercio, la tercera parte.

3. (Mús.) Tercera.

Two-thirds -> dos terceras partes

adverbio

4. En tercer lugar.

Third class -> de tercera clase

third [θɜːd]

adjective

tercero; (before m sing noun) tercer

third time lucky! ¡a la tercera va la vencida!

noun

1 (in series) terceroatercera (m) (f);a tercera

2 (fraction) tercio (m); tercera parte (f)

two thirds of the votes dos tercios de los votos; two thirds of those present las dos terceras partes de los asistentes

3 (Mús) tercera (f)

4 (Britain) (Univ) tercera clase (f)

5 (Aut) tercera (f) velocidad; tercera (f)

in third en tercera

fifth

adverb

en tercer lugar

to finish third (in race) llegar en tercer lugar; to travel third viajar en tercera clase

modifier

third degree (n)

degree

third-degree

third estate (n) estado (m) llano

third party (n) tercero (m); tercera persona (f)

there was no third party involved

third party insurance (n) seguro (m) a terceros

third person (n) (Ling) tercera persona (f)

third way (n) (Pol) tercera vía (f)

...the so-called third way - appeasing the right while reaching out to middle England ...which foresaw a hazy third way for Romania, neither capitalist nor socialist But Ben stayed behind and invented The Third Way, a path he called `Caring Capitalism"

Third World (n) Tercer Mundo (m)

third-world