third in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for third in the English»French Dictionary

I.third [Brit θəːd, Am θərd] N

1. third (in order):

third

troisième mf

2. third (of month):

third

trois m inv

3. third (fraction):

third

tiers m

4. third:

third, a. third-class degree Brit UNIV

licence avec mention passable

5. third MUS:

third

tierce f

Phrases:

third, a. third gear MOTOR

troisième f

II.third [Brit θəːd, Am θərd] ADJ

third

troisième

III.third [Brit θəːd, Am θərd] ADV

1. third (in sequence):

third come, finish

troisième, en troisième position

2. third (in list):

third

troisièmement

IV.third [Brit θəːd, Am θərd]

never mind— third time lucky!

ne t'en fais pas, la troisième fois sera la bonne!

I.third-class ADJ

third-class carriage, ticket:

third-class

de troisième classe

third-class mail

≈ plis mpl non urgents

II.third class [Brit θəːdˈklɑːs] ADV

third class travel:

third class

en troisième classe

to send sth third class

envoyer qc en pli non urgent

third degree [Brit ˌθəːd dəˈɡriː] N inf

third degree

interrogatoire m musclé

to give sb the third degree lit interrogator, captor:

soumettre qn à un interrogatoire musclé

to give sb the third degree fig father, headteacher:

soumettre qn à une interrogation

I.third-hand [Am ˌθərdˈhænd] ADJ

1. third-hand (not new):

third-hand vehicle, garment

d'occasion

2. third-hand (indirect):

third-hand report, evidence

indirect

II.third-hand [Am ˌθərdˈhænd] ADV

third-hand hear, learn:

third-hand

de manière indirecte

third person [Brit, Am ˌθər(d) ˈpərsn] N

third person

troisième personne f

in the third person singular/plural

à la troisième personne du singulier/pluriel

third-rate [Brit, Am ˌθərdˈreɪt] ADJ pej

third-rate actor, hotel, book

de troisième ordre pej

third-rate work

médiocre

third party [Brit, Am ˈˌθər(d) ˈpɑrdi] N

1. third party:

third party

tiers m

Phrases:

third-party attr (in insurance) third-party insurance

assurance f au tiers

third-party liability

responsabilité f civile

cover for third party, fire and theft

assurance au tiers, contre le feu et le vol

third sector [ˈθɜːd ˌsektə(r)] N COMM

third sector

troisième secteur m

third way N POL

third way

troisième voie f

third-degree burns N npl MED

third-degree burns

brûlures fpl au troisième degré

third in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for third in the English»French Dictionary

I.third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] N

1. third (3rd day of month):

third

trois m

2. third (fraction):

third

troisième m

3. third (after second):

third

troisième m

4. third (fraction):

third

tiers m

5. third (gear):

third

troisième f

6. third MUS:

third

tierce f

7. third Brit UNIV:

third

≈ licence f avec mention passable

II.third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] ADJ

third

troisième

See also eighth

I.eighth [eɪtθ] ADJ

eighth

huitième

eighth note Am

croche f

II.eighth [eɪtθ] N no pl

1. eighth (order):

the eighth

le(la) huitième

2. eighth (date):

the eighth of June, June the eighth

le huit juin

3. eighth (equal parts):

to cut a cake into eighths

couper un gâteau en huit

III.eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

eighth

huitièmement

third party N

third party

un tiers m

third party LAW

tierce partie f

third rate ADJ

third rate

de qualité très inférieure

third-party insurance, third-party liability N

third-party insurance

assurance f au tiers

third-class mail N Am

third-class mail

prospectus mpl

Third World N

the Third World

le Tiers-Monde

Translations for third in the French»English Dictionary

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tiers (tierce)

third

tierce

third

CE2

third year of primary school

pour le compte d'autrui

for a third party

third Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

4 over 12 equals a third MATH

4 sur 12 équivalent à un tiers

in first/second/third gear

en première/seconde/troisième

there was a tie for third place

il y a eu deux troisièmes ex æquo

a fall from a third-storey window

une chute d'une fenêtre du troisième étage

to play off for third place

jouer pour connaître le gagnant de la troisième place

to change into third gear

passer en troisième

to finish in joint third place Brit

arriver en troisième place ex æquo

to finish tied for third place Am

arriver en troisième place ex æquo

to live on the third floor

habiter au troisième étage

to be pregnant with one's third child

être enceinte de son troisième enfant

third Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for third in the French»English Dictionary

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deuxième et troisième génération

second and third generation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Third party companies use these devices to offer services such as directions and emergency assistance to their customers.

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He was the third person to hold this position.

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The building was used for retail and office space until the 1980s when a fire damaged a third of the building.

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The third time he asks she accepts and choose a small registry office for their ceremony.

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The bridge collapses as the third car hits its pylons, the remaining cars and the rear power unit jackknife into the pile.

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He was re-elected to his third and final term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election.

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Man became a major market participant; and the firms twentieth century partners established the company as a broker to third parties.

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Savage (1995) describes a knowledge-focus as the third wave of human socio-economic development.

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Still, losses to the aquifer between 2001 and 2011 equated to a third of its cumulative depletion during the entire 20th century.

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Satin plays first base, second base, and third base.

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