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third(
thuhrd
)
adjective
1. (ordinal number) 
a. tercero 
The third house from the corner is Gerardo's.La tercera casa de la esquina es de Gerardo.
noun
2. (in a series) 
a. el tercero (M), la tercera (F) 
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) 
a. el tres (M) 
Fernanda's birthday is on February third.El cumpleaños de Fernanda es el tres de febrero.
4. (fraction) 
a. el tercio (M) 
He lost a third of his teeth in the accident.Perdió un tercio de sus dientes en el accidente.
b. la tercera parte (F) 
I now own a third of the company.Ahora soy dueño de una tercera parte de la compañía.
5. (music) 
a. la tercera (F) 
The song starts with an ascending minor third.La canción abre con una tercera menor ascendente.
adverb
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.
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third
Noun
1. (fraction) 
a. el tercio (M) 
2. (in series) 
a. el tercero(a) (M), la tercero(a) (F) 
Edward the ThirdEduardo III
3. (of month) 
a. el tres (M) 
the third of Mayel tres de mayo
we're leaving on the thirdnos vamos el (día) tres
4. (music) 
a. la tercera (F) 
5. (university) (United Kingdom) 
a. no direct translation 
to get a thirdlicenciarse con una media de aprobado raspado
adjective
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. no direct translation 
third degree burnsquemaduras de tercer grado
9. (colloquial) 
a. no direct translation 
to give somebody the third degreesometer a alguien a un duro interrogatorio
10. (law) 
a. no direct translation 
third partytercero m
third party coverseguro a terceros
the Third Worldel Tercer Mundo
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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 (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
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