third

third

 (thûrd)

n.

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

2. One of three equal parts.

3. Music

a. An interval of three degrees in a diatonic scale.

b. A tone separated by three degrees from a given tone, especially the third tone of a scale.

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

5. Baseball Third base.

6. thirds Merchandise whose quality is below the standard set for seconds.

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[Middle English thridde, therdde, third, from Old English thridda; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

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third adv. & adj.

Word History: Every native speaker knows that the cardinal three and the ordinal third are closely related, but many may wonder why the r comes before the vowel in the former and after in the latter. What we have here is metathesis, the switching of the order of two sounds. This is a common occurrence in languages, and especially so in English with the consonant r. In Old English, three was thrīe, and third was thridda. Thridda would have given us thrid in Modern English except for the metathesis of r and i. This metathesis began in Old English times in Northumbria: thridda appears as thirdda in Northumbrian manuscripts. The metathesis spread south during Middle English times and also affected many other words, including bird (originally bridd in Old English and in Chaucer's Middle English), and nostril, literally "nose hole" (from Old English thyrl). Metathesis even produced the curious form throp from thorp, "village," which survives in the proper name Winthrop.

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third

(θɜːd)

adj (usually prenominal)

1. (Mathematics)

a. coming after the second and preceding the fourth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of three: often written 3rd

b. (as noun): he arrives on the third; the third got a prize.

2. rated, graded, or ranked below the second level

3. (Automotive Engineering) denoting the third from lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle

n

4. (Mathematics)

a. one of three equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, etc

b. (as modifier): a third part.

5. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by three ()

6. (Automotive Engineering) the forward ratio above second of a gearbox in a motor vehicle. In some vehicles it is the top gear

7. (Classical Music)

a. the interval between one note and another three 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 interval⁵, major¹⁵, minor^4d

8. (Education) Brit an honours degree of the third and usually the lowest class. Full term: third class honours degree

9. (Commerce) (plural) goods of a standard lower than that of seconds

adv

Also: thirdly in the third place

sentence connector

Also: thirdly as the third point: linking what follows with the previous statements as in a speech or argument

[Old English thirda, variant of thridda; related to Old Frisian thredda, Old Saxon thriddio, Old High German drittio, Old Norse thrithi, Latin tertius]

ˈthirdly adv

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third

(θɜrd)

adj.

1. next after the second; being the ordinal number for three.

2. being one of three equal parts.

3. pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is next greater than that of second gear.

4. graded or ranked one level below the second: third mate.

n.

5. a third part, esp. of one (?).

6. the third member of a series.

7. third gear.

8. a person or thing next after second in rank or precedence.

9.

a. a musical interval encompassing three diatonic degrees.

b. a tone at this interval.

c. the harmonic combination of two tones a third apart.

10. Usu., thirds. a product or goods below second quality.

adv.

11. in the third place; thirdly.

[before 900; Middle English thirde, Old English (north) thirda, variant of thridda, c. Old Frisian thredda, Old Saxon thriddio, Old High German dritt(i)o, Old Norse thrithi, Gothic thridja. See three]

third′ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	third - one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" one-third, tierce common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
	2.	third - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third" third base position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" baseball team - a team that plays baseball
	3.	third - following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment" rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	4.	third - the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds" musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
	5.	third - the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" third gear auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" gear mechanism, gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
	6.	third - the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" third base bag, base - a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
Adj.	1.	third - coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position 3rd, tertiary ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Adv.	1.	third - in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" thirdly

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Translations

الثَّالِثالثالِثثالثثالِثثالثة

třetinatřetítřetí osobatercie

tredjetredjedel

DritteDrittelDritterTerz

τρίτοςτρίτο

tria

terceroterciotresen tercer lugar

kolmaskolmasosakolmannes

tierstroisièmetroisièmementtertio

trećitrećina

harmadikharmad

òriîjiòriîjungursá òriîjiþriðjaþriðji

terzoterza

三番目三番目の

3분의 1세 번째의

tertius

trečdalistrečiatrečiastrečiasis pasaulistrečioji šalis

trešaistrešajā vietātrešdaļa

derde

tredjedeltredjetredjebesttredjemanntredjepart

trzecitrzecia

terceiroterçoterceira

третийтретьтретье

tretítretina

tretjitretjina

tredjetredjedeltrea

เศษหนึ่งส่วนสามซึ่งเป็นลำดับที่สาม

üçüncü1/33.üncüüçte biri

thứ bamột phần ba

三分之一第三第三位

third

[θɜːd]

A. ADJ → tercero; (before m sing noun) → tercer
third time lucky! → ¡a la tercera va la vencida!

B. N

1. (in series) → tercero/a m/f

2. (= fraction) → tercio m, tercera parte f
two thirds of the votes → dos tercios de los votos
two thirds of those present → las dos terceras partes de los asistentes

3. (Mus) → tercera f

4. (Brit) (Univ) → tercera clase f

5. (Aut) → tercera f velocidad, tercera f
in third → en tercera
see fifth for usage

C. ADV → en tercer lugar
to finish third (in race) → llegar en tercer lugar
to travel third → viajar en tercera clase

D. CPD third degree N
see degree A3
see also third-degree third estate N → estado m llano
third party N → tercero m, tercera persona f
third party insurance N → seguro m contra terceros, seguro m de responsabilidad social (Sp)
an insurance policy with third-party liability → una póliza de seguros con responsabilidad contra terceros
third person N (Ling) → tercera persona f
third way N (Pol) → tercera vía f
Third World N → Tercer Mundo m
see also third-world

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third

[ˈθɜː^rd]

adj → troisième
the third day → le troisième jour
the third time → la troisième fois
the third floor → le troisième étage

n (gen) → troisième mf

(day of month) the third → le troisième
the third of March → le trois mars

(= fraction) → tiers m
a third of the population → un tiers de la population

(also third gear) → troisième f

(British) (UNIVERSITY) (also third-class degree) → licence f avec mention passable

adv → en troisième (position)
to come third → arriver troisièmethird-degree burns npl → brûlures fpl au troisième degréthird form n → quatrième fthird-grader [ˈθɜː^rdˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de CE2

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third

adj

(in series) → dritte(r, s); to be third → Dritte(r, s) sein; in third place (Sport etc) → an dritter Stelle; in the third place (= thirdly) → drittens; third time around → beim dritten Mal; she was or came third in her class → sie war die Drittbeste in der Klasse; he was or came third in the race → er machte or belegte den dritten Platz beim Rennen; third time lucky → beim dritten Anlauf gelingts!; the third finger (Anat) → der Ringfinger

(of fraction) a third part → ein Drittel nt

n

(of series) → Dritte(r, s); (= fraction) → Drittel nt ? also sixth

(Mus) → Terz f

(Aut: = third gear) → dritter Gang; to be in third → im dritten Gang sein; to change/go into third → in den dritten Gang wechseln/gehen

(Brit Univ) → Drei f; he got a third → er bestand (sein Examen) mit „Befriedigend“

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third

:

third-class

adv → dritter Klasse

adj

(lit) → dritter Klasse; (fig) → drittklassig; third degree (Brit Univ) → Abschluss m → mit „Befriedigend“

(US Post) mail, stamp → dritter Klasse

third degree

n to give somebody the third (lit) → (beim Verhör) Stufe drei einschalten; (fig) → jdn in die Zange nehmen

third-degree burn

n (Med) → Verbrennung f → dritten Grades

third estate

n → der dritte Stand, das Bürgertum

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third

:

third party

n → Dritte(r) mf, → dritte Person

third-party (Brit)

adj attr → Haftpflicht-; third insurance → Haftpflichtversicherung f; third, fire and theft (insurance) → ˜ Teilkaskoversicherung f

adv insured third → in einer Haftpflichtversicherung, haftpflichtversichert

third person

adj → in der dritten Person

n the third singular/plural (Gram) → die dritte Person Singular/Plural

third-rate

adj → drittklassig, drittrangig

third reading

n (Parl) → dritte Lesung

Third World

n → Dritte Welt

attr → der Dritten Welt

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third

[θɜːd]

1. adj → terzo/a
third time lucky! → questa è la volta buona!

2. n

a. (in series) → terzo/a; (fraction) → terzo, terza parte f
for usage see fifth

b. (Brit) (Scol) (degree) laurea col minimo dei voti

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third

(θəːd) noun

1. one of three equal parts. derde ثالِث третина terço třetina das Drittel tredjedel τρίτοtercio kolmandik یک سوم kolmasosa tiersשליש तीसरा trećina harmad sepertiga þriðjungur terzo ３分の１ 3분의1 trečdalis trešdaļa satu pertiga derdetredjedeltrzeciaterço treime третья часть tretina tretjina trećina tredjedel เศษหนึ่งส่วนสาม üçte biri; 1/3 三分之一 третина, третя частина تيسرا حصہ، تہائي một phần ba 三分之一

2. (also adjective) the last of three (people, things etc); the next after the second. derde الثالِث трети terceiro třetí der/die/das Dritte; dritt tredje τρίτοςtercero kolmas سوم kolmas troisième הַשׁלִישִי तीन treći harmadik ketiga sá þriðji terzo ３番目 3번째 trečias trešais ketiga derdeden tredje, tredjemann/-part trzeci terceiro al treilea третий tretí tretji treći tredje ซึ่งเป็นลำดับที่สาม üçüncü; 3.üncü 第三 третій تيسرا số thứ ba 第三

adverb

in the third position. John came first in the race, and I came third. derde في المَكان الثالِث трети terceiro třetí als drittes tredje τρίτος en tercera (posición), en tercer (lugar) kolmandana سوم kolmantena troisième הַשׁלִישִי तीसरा treći harmadiknak nomor tiga þriðji terzo ３番目に 3번째로 trečias trešajā vietā ketiga derdesom nummer tre, tredjebesttrzeci terceiro al treilea третьим tretí tretji treći trea ที่สาม üçüncü 第三(位) третім تيسرے درجہ ميں đứng thứ ba 第三（位）

ˈthirdly adverb

in the third place. Firstly, I haven't enough money; secondly, I'm too old; and thirdly it's raining. derdens ثالِثاً трето terceiro za třetí drittens for det tredje τρίτονen tercer lugar kolmandaks سوماً kolmanneksi troisièmement הַשׁלִישִי तीसरे treće harmadszor ketiga í þriðja lagi terzo 第三に 3번째로 trečia treškārt yang ketiganya ten derdefor det tredjepo trzecie terceiro în al treilea rând в-третьих po tretie tretjič treće för det tredje ในลำดับสาม üçüncü olarak 第三 по-третє تيسري جگہ ميں đứng thứ ba 第三

ˌthird-ˈclass adjective, adverb

of or in the class next after or below the second. derdeklas دَرَجَه ثالِثَه، طَبَقَه ثالِثَه третокласен de terceira ordem třetí třídy drittklassig, dritter Klasse tredjeklasses; tredje; tredje- τρίτης τάξης de tercera clase kolmanda klassi, kolmandas klassis درجه سه kolmannen luokan de troisième classe מַחֲלָקָה שְׁלִישִית तीसरे दर्जे का trećerazredni harmadosztályú kelas tiga þriðja flokks di terza classe 三等の 3류의, 저급의 trečios klasės trešās klases-; trešajā klasē kelas ketiga derde klas tredjeklasses, på tredje klasse trzeciej klasy de terceira ordem de/la clasa a treia третьего класса tretej triedy tretjerazreden treće klase tredje klassens, tredjeklass- ระดับสาม üçüncü sınıf 第三 третього класу, третім класом تيسرا درجہ lớp ba 第三

third degree

a severe method of questioning people, sometimes using torture etc. The police gave him the third degree. afrandseling إسْتِعْمال أسْلوب التَّعْذيب في التَّحْقيق прилагане на морален/физически тормоз за изтръгване на признания apertada výslech třetího stupně verschärftes Verhör tredjegradsforhør ανάκριση τρίτου βαθμού interrogatorio exhaustivo, (someter a alguien) al tercer grado kolmanda astme ülekuulamine فشار و شکنجه ristikuulustelu cuisiner, passer à tabac חֲקִירָה בְּעִינוּיִים सूचनाप्राप्ति के लिये पुलिस द्वारा दी जाने वाली प्रबल यातनाएं strogo ispitivanje uhićenika, ponekad uz mučenje rendőri kínvallatás tingkat tiga hrottaleg yfirheyrsla terzo grado ごう問 고문, 프리메이슨의 제3급 tardymas su kankinimais spēka/draudu pielietojums nopratināšanā soal siasat yg kasar derde graad tredjegradsforhør wymuszanie zeznań apertadela interogatoriu brutal допрос с пристрастием výsluch tretieho stupňa zasliševanje z mučenjem ispitivanje tredje graden การใช้วิธีสอบสวนอย่างขู่เข็ญหรือเคร่งครัด şiddet kullanarak sorguya çekmek 拷問, 疲勞訊問 допит із застосуванням тортур ايذا رساني سے پوچھ گچھ sự tra tấn 拷问，疲劳讯问

third party

a third person who is not directly involved in an action, contract etc. Was there a third party present when you and she agreed to the sale? derde party شَخْص ثالِث، لَيس شَريكا في العَقْد трето лице terceiros třetí osoba der/die Dritte tredjepart τρίτος, τρίτο πρόσωπο tercero kolmas isik شخص ثالث kolmas osapuoli tiers, tierce personne צַד שְׁלִישִי तीसरा पक्ष treća strana harmadik személy pihak ketiga þriðji aðili terzo 第三者 제3자 trečioji šalis trešā puse; liecinieks pihak ketiga derde tredjemann/-part osoby trzecie terceiros terţ, terţă persoană третья сторона tretia osoba tretja oseba treća strana tredje man (part) บุคคลที่เข้าไปพัวพันกับเรื่องผิดกฎหมายโดยไม่ตั้งใจ üçüncü kişi/şahıs 第三者，第三方 третя сторона ثالث người thứ ba 第三者，第三方

ˌthird-ˈrate adjective

of very bad quality. a third-rate performance. derdegraads من الدَّرَجَةِ الثالِثَه، رَديء جِدا третокласен de terceira podřadný, třetí třídy drittrangig tredjerangs; tredjerangs- τρίτης κατηγορίας, ποιότητας de baja categoría, de poca monta kolmanda järgu بد؛ به درد نخور kolmannen luokan de dernier ordre סוּג ג' घटिया trećerazredni harmadrangú jelek sekali þriðja flokks mediocre, scadente 三流の 3류의, 하등의 trečiarūšis trešās šķiras-; ļoti slikts kelas rendah derderangs tredjerangs/-klasses trzeciorzędny de terceira de proastă calitate третьесортный podradný; treťoradý, nekvalitný tretjerazreden trećerazredni tredje klassens, undermålig ชั้นเลว üçüncü sınıf, adî 三等的 третьосортний انتہائي ��راب قسم chất lượng tồi 三等的

the Third World

the developing countries, those not part of or aligned with the two main powers. the needs of the Third World. die Derde Wêreld العالَم الثالِث третият свят o terceiro mundo třetí svět die Dritte Welt den Tredje Verden ο Τρίτος Κόσμος el Tercer Mundo kolmas maailm, arengumaad کشورهای جهان سوم kolmas maailma tiers monde הָעוֹלָם הַשלִישִי पिछड़े देश, तीसरी दुनिया treći svijet, zemlje u razvoju a harmadik világ Dunia Ketiga þriðji heimurinn, þróunarríki il terzo mondo 第三世界 제3세계 trečiasis pasaulis trešā pasaule negara-negara Dunia Ketiga de Derde Wereld den tredje verden trzeci świat o terceiro mundo Lumea a Treia третий мир ,,tretí svet``, neangažované krajiny tretji svet Treći svet tredje världen โลกที่สาม; ประเทศกำลังพัฒนา Üçüncü Dünya Ülkeleri 第三世界 слабкорозвинуті країни, третій світ تيسري دنيا thế giới thứ ba 第三世界

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third

→ الثَّالِث, ثُلْث třetí, třetina tredje, tredjedel dritter τρίτο, τρίτος tercero, tercio kolmas, kolmasosa tiers, troisième treći, trećina terzo 三番目, 三番目の 3분의 1, 세 번째의 derde tredje, tredjedel trzeci, trzecia terceiro третий, треть tredje, tredjedel เศษหนึ่งส่วนสาม, ซึ่งเป็นลำดับที่สาม üçüncü một phần ba, thứ ba 三分之一, 第三

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third

n tercio, tercera parte; two thirds of a dose..dos tercios de una dosis

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