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tiers
third

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. tiers (tierce) [tjɛʀ, tjɛʀs] ADJ

tiers (tierce)
third
un pays tiers (gén)
another country
un pays tiers (par rapport à un groupe)
a non-member country
une tierce personne (gén)
an outsider
une tierce personne LAW
a third party
en main tierce LAW
in the hands of a third party

II. tiers <pl tiers> N m

1. tiers MATH:

tiers
third (de of)
il a fait le tiers du travail
he's done one third of the work
j'ai rédigé les deux tiers de ma thèse
I've written two thirds of my thesis
j'en suis aux deux tiers , je suis au dernier tiers
I'm two thirds of the way through
réduire qc d'un tiers
to reduce sth by one third
la ville a été détruite aux deux tiers
two thirds of the town has been destroyed

2. tiers (personne) (inconnu):

tiers
outsider
tiers LAW
third party
agir pour le compte d'un tiers
to act on behalf of a third party
avoir recours à un tiers
to go through a third party

3. tiers MOTOR:

une assurance au tiers
third-party insurance
s'assurer au tiers
to take out third-party insurance

III. tierce N f

1. tierce GAMES:

tierce
three card run, tierce

2. tierce MUS:

tierce
third
intervalle de tierce
interval of a third

3. tierce REL:

tierce
terce
à tierce
at terce

4. tierce TYPO:

tierce
page proof

IV. tiers (tierce) [tjɛʀ, tjɛʀs]

tierce majeure
three card run ace high, tierce major
le Tiers État HISTORY
the Third Estate
tiers payant
third-party payer (direct payment by insurance for medical care)
tiers provisionnel
tax payment equal to one third of annual tax

tiers-monde [tjɛʀmɔ̃d] N m POL

tiers-monde
Third World
la dette/les pays du tiers-monde
Third World debt/countries

I. tiers-mondiste [tjɛʀmɔ̃dist] ADJ

tiers-mondiste conscience, mouvement
Third-World attr
tiers-mondiste discours, politique
in support of the Third World

II. tiers-mondiste [tjɛʀmɔ̃dist] N mf

tiers-mondiste
supporter of the Third World

tiers-mondisme [tjɛʀmɔ̃dism] N m

tiers-mondisme
support for the Third World
opposant (opposante) tiers, parties
opposing
English
English
French
French
triangular file
tiers-point m
Third World
tiers-monde m
Third World attr country, debt, economy
du tiers-monde
garnishee
tiers-saisi/-e m/f
third party
tiers m
third-party attr (in insurance) third-party insurance
assurance f au tiers
cover for third party, fire and theft
assurance au tiers, contre le feu et le vol
Third Estate
Tiers État m

in the PONS Dictionary

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tiers [tjɛʀ] N m

1. tiers (fraction):

tiers
third

2. tiers (tierce personne):

un tiers
a third person
assurance au tiers
third party insurance

Phrases:

tiers payant
direct payment by insurers for medical treatment
tiers provisionnel
interim tax payment
tiers provisionnel
The tiers provisionnel is due on 31 January and 30 April and amounts to a third of the previous year's income tax.

tiers (tierce) [tjɛʀ, tjɛʀs] ADJ

tiers (tierce)
third

tiers-mondisme [tjɛʀmɔ̃dism] N m

tiers-mondisme
support for the Third World

tiers-monde [tjɛʀmɔ̃d] N m sans pl

le tiers-monde
the Third World

I. tiers-mondiste <tiers-mondistes> [tjɛʀmɔ̃dist] ADJ

tiers-mondiste actions:

tiers-mondiste
Third World

II. tiers-mondiste <tiers-mondistes> [tjɛʀmɔ̃dist] N mf

tiers-mondiste
Third World supporter
English
English
French
French
third-party insurance
assurance f au tiers
third party
un tiers m
second-hand hear
d'un tiers
the Third World
le Tiers-Monde
third
tiers m
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
English

tiers [tjɛʀ] N m

1. tiers (fraction):

tiers
third

2. tiers (tierce personne):

un tiers
a third person
assurance au tiers
third party insurance

Phrases:

tiers payant
direct payment by insurers for medical treatment
tiers provisionnel
estimated tax payment

tiers (tierce) [tjɛʀ, tjɛʀs] ADJ

tiers (tierce)
third

tiers-mondisme [tjɛʀmo͂dism] N m

tiers-mondisme
support for the Third World

tiers-monde [tjɛʀmo͂d] N m sans pl

le tiers-monde
the Third World

I. tiers-mondiste <tiers-mondistes> [tjɛʀmo͂dist] ADJ

tiers-mondiste actions:

tiers-mondiste
Third World

II. tiers-mondiste <tiers-mondistes> [tjɛʀmo͂dist] N mf

tiers-mondiste
Third World supporter
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English
French
French
third party
tiers m
third
tiers m
second-hand hear
d'un tiers
the Third World
le Tiers-Monde
4 over 12 equals one third math
4 sur 12 équivalent à un tiers

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

un tiers
a third person
assurance au tiers
third party insurance
tiers payant
direct payment by insurers for medical treatment
tiers provisionnel
interim tax payment
tiers provisionnel
The tiers provisionnel is due on 31 January and 30 April and amounts to a third of the previous year's income tax.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Il a totalisé 1743 retraits sur des prises en 1866 manches et deux tiers lancées.
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Ces contrats intelligents apportent donc une certaine confiance permettant alors de se passer des tiers de confiance traditionnels.
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L'ensemble ne représente qu'un tiers des documents détruits.
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Le navire de guerre répond en abaissant son pavillon jusqu'au tiers du mât avant de le remonter.
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Ainsi, seul le propriétaire qui détient un titre de propriété enregistré ou inscrit dans ce registre voit son droit protégé et opposable aux tiers.
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