third

θɜːd
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Translation of third from English into Spanish,

Adjective

1.

order

coming after the second in order or position
  • She finished in third place in the race.Terminó en tercer lugar en la carrera.
2.

automobile

denoting the gear used between second and fourth speeds
tercera tercer de tercera
  • He shifted into third gear as he accelerated.Cambió a tercera marcha mientras aceleraba.

Noun

1.

rank

place after second in a sequence or competition
  • She was proud to finish in third in the race.Ella estaba orgullosa de terminar en tercero en la carrera.
2.

fractional part

one of three equal parts of something
  • He drank a third of the juice left in the fridge.Bebió un tercio del jugo que quedaba en la nevera.

Adverb

sequence

after two earlier items in an ordered list
  • Third, we need to consider the budget.En tercer lugar, necesitamos considerar el presupuesto.
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Expressions with third: examples in English and translations in Spanish

tercera base
The player slid into third base just in time.
tercera categoría
She was part of the third string in the project.
interrogatorio intenso
tercer grado
He gave her the third degree about her whereabouts last night.
intruso
mal tercio
She didn't want to be a third wheel on their date.
tercer año consecutivo
She won the award for the third year running.
recibir un interrogatorio
ser interrogado intensamente
After missing curfew, she got the third degree from her parents.

Images of third

  • third: infield base positioned between second and home plate
    (sports) tercera base

Synonyms and analogies of third in English

Examples of third in a sentence

  • The third chapter of the book was thrilling.
  • She smoothly transitioned into third gear on the highway.
  • The car struggled to climb the hill in third gear.
  • He was thrilled to come in third in the chess tournament.
  • The team celebrated their third in the national championship.
  • She divided the cake into thirds.

Translations of "third" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
terceroadj.

Their team was tipped to win the league, but they finished third instead.

Su equipo partía como favorito para ganar la liga, pero terminó tercero.

terceradj.

The shaman guided them to awaken the third eye of inner wisdom.

El chamán los guió para despertar el tercer ojo de la sabiduría interior.

Noun
tercionm.

Jane felt like a third wheel when her two best friends started dating each other.

Jane se sentía como un mal tercio cuando sus dos mejores amigos empezaron a salir juntos.

tercera partenf.

One third of that assistance is provided completely free of charge.

La tercera parte de esa asistencia se presta totalmente a título gratuito.

Adverb / Other
en tercer lugaradv.

And, third, there is the method through technical test.

Y, en tercer lugar, hay el método basado en pruebas técnicas.

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third: Examples and translations in context

Friends cheered loudly as their team finished third in the yacht race.

Los amigos animaban con fuerza cuando su equipo terminó tercero en la regata.

He received a bronze medal for finishing third in the triathlon.

Recibió una medalla de bronce por terminar tercero en el triatlón.

Two have been taken off the list, the third remains.

Se ha eliminado a dos de ellos y el tercero sigue incluido.

All this should be felt positively by operators from third countries.

Los operadores de terceros países deberían valorar todo ello de forma positiva.

Queen was running third until he retired with three laps remaining.

Queen estaba corriendo tercero hasta que se retiró con tres vueltas restantes.

At age thirteen, he was ranked third in the world.

Cuando tenía trece años llegó a ser el tercero en el mundo.

In the third, there are those concerning some technical elements.

En el tercero, se encuentran las relativas a algunos aspectos técnicos.

Flipping backwards from the first side will show the third one.

Voltear la hoja hacia atrás desde el primer lado mostrará el tercero.

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third partythird-partythird countryone-third
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