fourth [fɔːθ]
fourth(
fawrth
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (ordinal number)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
2. (in a series)
a. el cuarto , la cuarta
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He's had a few whiskeys already. I think that's his fourth.Ya se ha tomado unos cuantos whiskys. Creo que ese el cuarto.
3. (in dates)
4. (fraction)
b. la cuarta parte
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A fourth of the revenue was used to remodel the office.Una cuarta parte de las ganancias se usó para remodelar la oficina.
5. (music)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
7. (before a superlative)
a. cuarto
Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States.Houston es la cuarta ciudad más grande de los Estados Unidos.
8. (in a competition)
a. en cuarto lugar
Arsenal finished fourth in the Premier League this season.Arsenal acabó en cuarto lugar en la Liga Premier esta temporada.
9. (in a series)
a. en cuarto lugar
Fourth—don't interrupt me—fourth, you have to start helping around the house.En cuarto lugar—no me interrumpas—en cuarto lugar, tienes que empezar a ayudar en casa.
fourth [fɔːθ]
noun
1. cuarto(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (in series)
2. cuatro (m) (of month)
adjective
3. cuarto(a) see also eighth
- the fourth estate el cuarto poder; (the press)
FOURTH OF JULY El cuatro de julio, Día de la Independencia, se celebra la fiesta nacional de EE. UU. Se trata del aniversario de la firma de la Declaración de Independencia estadounidense en 1776. Aquel histórico acontecimiento, que marcó el nacimiento de la nación, se conmemora en todo el territorio estadounidense con fuegos artificiales, discursos y desfiles.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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