third [θɜːd]
noun
adverb
en tercer lugar to finish third (in race) llegar en tercer lugar; to travel third viajar en tercera clase
third(
thuhrd
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
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 , la tercera
(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).
3. (in dates)
4. (fraction)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
third
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) 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) la tercero(a)
(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) 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) 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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