third

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tercero

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third
[θɜːd]
sustantivo
1tercio (m) (fraction)
2tercero(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (in series)
  • Edward the third -> Eduardo III; (written) Eduardo tercero (spoken)
3tres (m) (of month)
  • the third of May -> el tres de mayo
  • we're leaving on the third -> nos vamos el (día) tres
4tercera (f) (Mus)
5(universidad)
  • to get a third -> = licenciarse con una media de aprobado raspado (in degree) (británico)
adjetivo
6tercero(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

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third [zerd]
adjetivo
1Tercer, tercero, ordinal de three, tres.
  • Third rate -> de tercer orden, de tercera clase
  • George the Third -> Jorge Tercero
sustantivo
2Tercio, la tercera parte.
3(Mús.) Tercera.
  • Two-thirds -> dos terceras partes
adverbio
4En tercer lugar.
  • Third class -> de tercera clase

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third [θɜːd]
adjective
tercero; (before m sing noun) tercer
third time lucky! ¡a la tercera va la vencida!
noun
1 (in series) terceroatercera;a tercera (m) (f)
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 velocidad; (f) 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 llano; (m)
third party (n) tercero; (m) tercera persona; (f)
there was no third party involved
third party insurance (n) seguro a terceros; (m)
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

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