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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. third [Am θərd, Brit θəːd] ADJ

third The usual translation of third, tercero, becomes tercer when it precedes a masculine singular noun.:

third
tercero
the third duke of Camberwick
el tercer duque de Camberwick
was there a third person present?
¿había un tercero presente?
Harvey Brown III Am
Harvey Brown III (read as: Harvey Brown tercero)
the Third Age
la tercera edad
third time lucky
a la tercera va la vencida
third time lucky
la tercera es la vencida

II. third [Am θərd, Brit θəːd] ADV

1. third (in position, time, order):

third
en tercer lugar

2. third (thirdly):

third
en tercer lugar

3. third (with superl):

the third highest mountain
la montaña que ocupa el tercer lugar en altura
the third highest mountain
la tercera montaña en altura

III. third [Am θərd, Brit θəːd] N

1.1. third MATH:

third
tercio m

1.2. third (part):

third
tercera parte f
third
tercio m
two thirds of the senate
dos tercios del Senado

1.3. third MUS:

third
tercera f

2. third MOTOR:

third, a. third gear no art
tercera f

3. third Brit UNIV:

third
cuarta nota de la escala de calificaciones de un título universitario

I. fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] ADJ

1.1. fifth:

fifth
quinto
you're the fifth person to ask me that
eres la quinta persona que me pregunta eso
Henry V
Enrique V (read as: Enrique quinto)
it's his fifth birthday
cumple cinco años
it's their fifth wedding anniversary
cumplen cinco años de casados
it's their fifth wedding anniversary
es su quinto aniversario de boda
that's the fifth time he's done that
es la quinta vez que hace eso
I was fifth on the list
yo era el quinto/la quinta de la lista
fifth part/share
quinta parte f
fifth part/share
quinto m

1.2. fifth (in seniority, standing):

fifth
quinto

2. fifth (elliptical use):

Paradise Boy fell at the fifth
Paradise Boy cayó en la quinta valla (or el quinto obstáculo etc.)
he'll be arriving on the fifth (of the month)
llegará el (día) cinco
Uncle Ben is the fifth from the right
el tío Ben es el quinto de derecha a izquierda
we'll arrive (on) May fifth or Brit May the fifth
llegaremos el cinco de mayo
the fifth of May
el cinco de mayo

II. fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] ADV

1. fifth (in position, time, order):

fifth
en quinto lugar
Goodwill finished fifth
Goodwill llegó el quinto or en quinto lugar

2. fifth (with superl):

the fifth highest mountain in the world
la montaña que ocupa el quinto lugar entre las más altas del mundo

III. fifth [Am fɪ(f)θ, Brit fɪfθ] N

1.1. fifth MATH:

fifth
quinto m
three fifths
tres quintos
one fifth of ten is two
un quinto or la quinta parte de diez es dos

1.2. fifth (part):

fifth
quinta parte f
fifth
quinto m

1.3. fifth MUS:

fifth
quinta f

1.4. fifth (measure):

fifth Am
medida equivalente a 0, 757 litros

1.5. fifth (in competition):

he finished a disappointing fifth
llegó en un deslucido quinto lugar or puesto

2. fifth no art:

fifth, a. fifth gear
quinta f

I. third class <attr third-class> [Am ˈˌθərd ˈklæs, Brit] ADJ

1. third class (in US):

third class mail
de franqueo económico
third class travel
en tercera (clase)
third class ticket
de tercera (clase)

2. third class (inferior):

third class
de tercera
third class
de baja categoría

II. third class [Am ˈˌθərd ˈklæs, Brit] ADV (in US)

third class mail
con tarifa económica
third class travel
en tercera (clase)

third person N

1. third person (a third party) → third party

2. third person LING:

third person
tercera persona f

third party N

third party
tercero m
third party
tercera persona f
third-party insurance
seguro m contra terceros
third-party insurance
seguro m de responsabilidad civil Spain
third-party insurance MOTOR
seguro m contra terceros

third rail N

third rail
tercer riel m
third rail
tercer rail m Spain

third degree N

to give sb the third degree inf
hacerle un interrogatorio a alguien
they put me through the third degree
me hicieron un interrogatorio
they put me through the third degree
fue como enfrentarse a la Inquisición

I. third-hand [ˌθərdˈhænd] ADJ

third-hand
de tercera mano

II. third-hand [ˌθərdˈhænd] ADV

third-hand buy
de tercera mano
third-hand hear/learn
por terceros
third-hand hear/learn
a través de terceros

third dimension N

third dimension
tercera dimensión f

third sector N U

third sector
tercer sector m
third sector attr organizations/groups
del tercer sector

third-rate [Am ˌθərdˈreɪt, Brit] ADJ

third-rate
de tercera
third-rate
bastante malo

third party N

third party
tercero m
third party
tercera persona f
third-party insurance
seguro m contra terceros
third-party insurance
seguro m de responsabilidad civil Spain
third-party insurance MOTOR
seguro m contra terceros

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] ADJ

third
tercero, -a

II. third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] N no pl

1. third (order):

third
tercero(-a) m (f)

2. third (date):

third
tres m

3. third (fraction):

third
tercio m

4. third MUS, AUTO:

third
tercera f

5. third Brit UNIV:

third
cuarta nota de la escala de calificaciones del título universitario

I. eighth [eɪtθ] ADJ

eighth
octavo, -a
eighth note Am
corchea f

II. eighth [eɪtθ] N no pl

1. eighth (order):

eighth
octavo(-a) m (f)
to be eighth in a race
quedar de octavo en una carrera

2. eighth (date):

eighth
ocho m
the eighth
el día ocho
the eighth of December, December the eighth
el ocho de diciembre

3. eighth:

eighth (fraction)
octavo m
eighth (part)
octava parte f

III. eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

eighth
octavo

third-rate ADJ

third-rate
de baja categoría

third degree N

to give sb the third degree
someter a alguien al tercer grado

third person N LING

third person
tercera persona f

third party N

third party
tercero m

third age N

the third age
la tercera edad

third-party insurance N, third-party liability N

third-party insurance
seguro m a terceros

third-degree burns N pl

third-degree burns
quemaduras f pl de tercer grado

Third World N

the Third World
el Tercer Mundo
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
tercera
third gear
tercera
third
tercera
third-class
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. third [θɜrd] ADJ

third
tercero, -a

II. third [θɜrd] N

1. third (order):

third
tercero(-a) m (f)

2. third (date):

third
tres m

3. third (fraction):

third
tercio m

4. third MUS, AUTO:

third
tercera f

I. eighth [eɪtθ] ADJ

eighth
octavo, -a
eighth note
corchea f

II. eighth [eɪtθ] N

1. eighth (order):

eighth
octavo(-a) m (f)
to be eighth in a race
quedar de octavo en una carrera

2. eighth (date):

eighth
ocho m
the eighth
el día ocho
the eighth of December [or December (the) eighth]
el ocho de diciembre

3. eighth:

eighth (fraction)
octavo m
eighth (part)
octava parte f

III. eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

eighth
octavo

third person N LING

third person
tercera persona f

third-rate ADJ

third-rate
de baja categoría

third degree N

to give sb the third degree
someter a alguien al tercer grado

third party N

third party
tercero m

third-party insurance N, third-party liability N

third-party insurance
seguro m a terceros

third-degree burns N pl

third-degree burns
quemaduras f pl de tercer grado

Third World N

the Third World
el Tercer Mundo
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
tercero
third party
tercero
third
tercermundista
third-world