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fourth  (fôrth, frth)

n.

1. The ordinal number matching the number four in a series.

2. One of four equal parts.

3. Music

a. A tone four degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.

b. The interval between two such tones.

c. The harmonic combination of these tones.

d. The subdominant of a scale or key.

4. The transmission gear or gear ratio used to produce forward speeds next higher to those of third in a motor vehicle.

5. Fourth The Fourth of July; Independence Day. Used with the: went to a parade on the Fourth.

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[Middle English fourthe, from Old English fortha; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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fourth adv. & adj.

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fourth [fɔːθ]

adj (usually prenominal)

1.

a.  coming after the third in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 4th

b.  (as noun) the fourth in succession

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) denoting the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in motor vehicles

n

1. (Music, other) Music

a.  the interval between one note and another four notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale

b.  one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also perfect [9] interval [5] diminished [2]

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle he changed into fourth as soon as he had passed me

3. (Mathematics) a less common word for quarter [2]

adv also fourthly

after the third person, position, event, etc.

sentence connector also fourthly

as the fourth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fourth - following the third position; number four in a countable series rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	fourth - one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
	3.	fourth - the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
Adj.	1.	fourth - coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" 4th, quaternary ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Adv.	1.	fourth - in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month" fourthly

Translations

fourth [fɔːθ]

A. ADJ → cuarto

B. N

1. (in series) → cuarto/a m/f
the Fourth of July (US) → el cuatro de julio

2. (US) (= fraction) → cuarto m, cuarta parte f

3. (Aut) (also fourth gear) → cuarta f (velocidad)

4. (Mus) → cuarta f

C. CPD fourth dimension N → cuarta dimensión f
the fourth estate N (hum) → el cuarto poder, la prensa
fourth note N (US) (Mus) → cuarta f
see fifth for usage

FOURTH OF JULY

El 4 de julio, Día de la Independencia (Independence Day), es la fiesta nacional más importante de Estados Unidos y se celebra para conmemorar el aniversario de la Declaración de Independencia en 1776. Como una auténtica fiesta de cumpleaños del país, las celebraciones presentan un marcado carácter patriótico y la bandera nacional ondea en las casas de muchos norteamericanos, a la vez que tienen lugar acontecimientos públicos por todo el país, con fuegos artificiales, desfiles y comidas en el campo.

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fourth [ˈfɔː^rθ]

adj → quatrième
the fourth floor → le quatrième étage

n

(AUTOMOBILES) (also fourth gear) → quatrième f

the fourth (= fourth day of month) → le quatre
the fourth of June → le quatre juin

(= fourth part) → quart m
fourth dimension n
the fourth dimension → la quatrième dimension
fourth form n → troisième f
fourth-grader [ˌfɔː^rθˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de CM1

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fourth

adj → vierte(r, s); the fourth dimension → die vierte Dimension; the fourth estate → die Presse

n (= fraction) → Viertel nt; (in series) → Vierte(r, s); to drive in fourth (Aut) → im vierten Gang fahren; we need a fourth for our game of bridge → wir brauchen noch einen vierten zum Bridge ? also sixth

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fourth [fɔːθ]

1. adj → quarto/a
fourth finger → anulare m

2. n (in series) → quarto/a; (fraction) → quarto (Aut) (also fourth gear) → quarta
for usage see fifth

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fourth → رابع čtvrtý fjerde vierter τέταρτος cuarto neljäs quatrième četvrti quarto 四番目の 네 번째의 vierde fjerde czwarty quarto четвертый fjärde อันดับที่สี่ dördüncü thứ tư 第四