third space
θɜːrd speɪs
Definition

Definition of third space - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
social placeplace that is neither home nor work
  • The café became his favorite third space.
gathering place public space
2.
cultureTECH.state where cultural distinctions do not applyTECH.
  • In the third space, they found common ground.
liminal space
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Expressions with third

third basen.
base that a runner must touch third in baseball
The player slid into third base just in time.
third stringn.
group ranked lower in a hierarchy
She was part of the third string in the project.
third degreen.
intense questioning or interrogation
He gave her the third degree about her whereabouts last night.
third wheeln.
unwanted person joining a couple
She didn't want to be a third wheel on their date.
third year runningadj.
happening for three consecutive years
She won the award for the third year running.
get the third degreev.
be intensely questioned or interrogated
After missing curfew, she got the third degree from her parents.

Expressions with space

breathing spacen.
short pause to rest, recover, or prepare for something
She needed breathing space before the next meeting.
space outv.
lose focus or become distracted
He tends to space out during long meetings.
space cadetn.
someone who is often distracted or not aware of their surroundings
He's such a space cadet, always forgetting where he parked his car.
crash spacen.
temporary place to sleep
He offered his couch as crash space for the night.
give someone some spacev.
allow someone to be alone or not bothered
She was upset, so I decided to give her some space.
acres of spacen.
very large area or amount of space
The new office has acres of space for everyone to work comfortably.
in the space ofprep.
inside a limited time period when something happens or changes
In the space of two hours, the weather changed from sunny to stormy.
pinched for spaceadj.
having not enough room or area to use
We are pinched for space in this small apartment.
stare into spacev.
look at nothing while thinking deeply or absent-mindedly
He stared into space during the meeting.
watch this spaceexp.
pay attention for future updates or changes
The project is underway, so watch this space.

Terms related to third space

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communityenvironmentinformalinteractionmeetingnetworkingneutralsocializingblendculturediversityfusion

Examples of third space in a sentence

  • Community centers often serve as a third space.
  • The festival created a third space for all attendees.
  • In the third space, they transcended cultural barriers.

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  1. French:lieu de rencontre, troisième espace, ...
  2. German:dritter Ort, dritter Raum, ...
  3. Italian:luogo di ritrovo, terzo spazio, ...
  4. Spanish:tercer espacio, ...
  5. Portuguese:terceiro espaço, ...
  6. Chinese:第三空间, 文化交融地带, ...
  7. Japanese:サードプレイス, サードスペース, ...
  8. Arabic:المكان الثالث, الفَضَاء الثَّالِث, ...
  9. Hebrew:מָקוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי, מֶרְחָב שְׁלִישִׁי, ...
  10. Russian:третье место, третье пространство, ...
  11. Ukrainian:третє місце, третій простір, ...
  12. Hindi:तीसरा स्थान, तीसरी जगह, ...
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