third [θɜːd]
noun
adverb
en tercer lugar to finish third (in race) llegar en tercer lugar; to travel third viajar en tercera clase
third
third(
thuhrd
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (ordinal number)
The third house from the corner is Gerardo's.La tercera casa de la esquina es de Gerardo.
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 tercero (M), la tercera (F)
(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).
The Speaker of the House is third in line to the President.El Vocero de la Cámara de Representantes es el tercero en línea al Presidente.
3. (in dates)
4. (fraction)
b. la tercera parte (F)
(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).
I now own a third of the company.Ahora soy dueño de una tercera parte de la compañía.
5. (music)
a. la tercera (F)
(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).
The song starts with an ascending minor third.La canción abre con una tercera menor ascendente.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
6. (in a series)
a. en tercer lugar
Third, when you finish with the kitchen you can start cleaning the bathroom.En tercer lugar, cuando termines con la cocina, puedes empezar limpiando el baño.
thirdNounadjective
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (fraction)
a. el tercio(M)
(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).
2. (in series)
a. el tercero(a)(M) la tercero(a)(F)
(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).
Edward the ThirdEduardo III
3. (of month)
a. el tres(M)
(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).
the third of Mayel tres de mayo
we're leaving on the thirdnos vamos el (día) tres
4. (music)
a. la tercera(F)
(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).
5. (university) (United Kingdom)
a.
to get a thirdlicenciarse con una media de aprobado raspado
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
6. (general)
a. tercero(a)
7. (before masculine singular noun)
a. tercer
the third centuryel siglo tercero or tres
I was third in the racellegué el tercero en la carrera
8. (medicine)
a.
third degree burnsquemaduras de tercer grado
9. (colloquial)
a.
to give somebody the third degreesometer a alguien a un duro interrogatorio
10. (law)
a.
third partytercero m
third party coverseguro a terceros
the Third Worldel Tercer Mundo
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