three

three

 (thrē)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1.

2. The third in a set or sequence.

3. Something having three parts, units, or members.

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[Middle English, from Old English thrī; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

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three adj. & pron.

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three

(θriː)

n

1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number. See also number¹

2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 3, III, (iii), representing this number

3. (Mathematics) the amount or quantity that is one greater than two

4. (Card Games) something representing, represented by, or consisting of three units such as a playing card with three symbols on it

5. Also called: three o'clock three hours after noon or midnight

determiner

a. amounting to three: three ships.

b. (as pronoun): three were killed.

[Old English thrēo; related to Old Norse thrīr, Old High German drī, Latin trēs, Greek treis]

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three

(θri)

n.

1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.

2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adj.

4. amounting to three in number.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English thrēo, thrīo, feminine and neuter of thrī(e), c. Old Frisian thrē, Old Saxon thrīe, Old High German trī, Old Norse thrīr, Gothic threis]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	three - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika, tierce, leash digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	three - one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips trey playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
Adj.	1.	three - being one more than two     3, iii cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

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three

determiner

Related words
adjective ternary
prefixes tri-, ter-

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three

noun

A group of three individuals:

threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika.

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Translations

الرَّقَم 3ثلاثةثَلاثَةثَلاثَهعُمر 3 سنوات

три

tres

třitři rokytříletý

tre

drei

τρίατρεις

tri

tres

kolm

kolmekolmonen

trois

שלוש

tri

három

tiga

òriggja áraòrírþrírþrjárþrjú

trea gruppi di tre

san三

3

tres

trystrejeritrejeriostrejetastrejų metų

trijniekstrīstrīs gadu vecumstrīsgadīgs

drie

tretreårsalder

trzytrójka

três

trei

тритроетройка

tritri rokytraja

tritrije

три

tretrea

สาม

üçüç yaşıüç yaşında

тритрійка

ba

三三岁三岁的三的

three

[θriː]

A. ADJ → tres

B. N → tres m
the best of three (Sport) → hasta tres sets or partidos
three cheers! → ¡tres hurras!
see five for usage
see also two

THREE RS

La expresión the three Rs hace referencia a los tres aspectos que se consideran fundamentales en educación: reading, writing, and arithmetic (lectura, escritura y aritmética). La expresión, que tiene su origen en la forma humorística en la que se escribe a veces la frase: reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic, se menciona a menudo cuando se habla de la necesidad de mejorar la calidad de la enseñanza.

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three

[ˈθriː] num → trois
She's three → Elle a trois ans.three-dimensional [ˌθriːdaɪˈmɛnʃ^ənəl] adj [object] → tridimensionnel(le); [picture] → en relief; [film] → en trois dimensionsthree-door [ˌθriːˈdɔː^r] n (= car) → trois portes f inv

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three

adj → drei

n (= figure, bus, Cards) → Drei f; three’s a crowd → drei Leute sind schon zu viel, bei dreien ist einer zu viel ? also six

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three

:

three-act play

n → Dreiakter m

three-colour, (US) three-color

adj (Phot) → Dreifarben-; three printing → Dreifarbendruck m

three-cornered

adj three contest or fight → Kampf m → mit drei Beteiligten or Parteien, Dreieckskampf m; three hat → Dreispitz m

three-D

n to be in three → dreidimensional or 3-D sein

adj (also three-dimensional) → dreidimensional, 3-D-; three movie → 3-D-Film m

three-decker

n

(Naut) → Dreidecker m

(= sandwich) → Doppelsandwich nt

three-dimensional

adj → dreidimensional; (= realistic) character → ausgereift

threefold

adj, adv → dreifach

three-fourths

n (US) = three-quarters

three-legged

adj → dreibeinig; three race (Sport) Wettlauf, bei dem zwei an einem Bein zusammengebunden werden

three-master

n → Dreimaster m

threepence

n (Brit old) → Dreipennystück nt

threepenny

n (Brit old) → Dreipennystück nt

threepenny bit

n (Brit old) → Dreipennystück nt

threepenny opera

n → Dreigroschenoper f

threepenny piece

n (Brit old) = threepenny bit

three-phase

adj → Dreistufen-; (Elec) → Dreiphasen-; three circuit → Dreiphasenschaltung f; three plan/programme → Dreistufenplan m → /-programm nt

three-piece suit

n (man’s) → Anzug m → mit Weste; (lady’s) → dreiteiliges Ensemble

three-piece suite

n (esp Brit) → dreiteilige Polster- or Sitzgarnitur

three-pin plug

n → Stecker m → mit drei Kontakten

three-ply

n (= wool) → Dreifachwolle f; (= wood) → dreischichtiges Spanholz

attr wood → dreischichtig; three wool → Dreifachwolle f

three-point landing

n (Aviat) → Dreipunktlandung f

three-point turn

n (Aut) → Wenden nt → in drei Zügen

three-quarter

n (Sport) → Dreiviertelspieler(in) m(f)

attr → dreiviertel-; three length → dreiviertellang; three portrait → Halbbild nt

three-quarters

n → drei Viertel pl; three of an hour → eine Dreiviertelstunde

adv → drei viertel, zu drei Vierteln

three-ring circus

n (US inf) → Affenzirkus m

threescore

adj → sechzig

threesome

n → Trio nt, → Dreiergruppe f; (inf = group sex) → flotter Dreier (inf); in a three → zu dritt

three-speed

adj attr three gears → Dreigangschaltung f

three-way

adj discussion → mit drei Parteien; three catalyst → Dreiwegkatalysator m; a three split → eine Dreiteilung; there’s a three tie for the lead → es gibt drei punktgleiche Spitzenanwärter

three-wheeler

n (Aut) → dreirädriges Auto; (= tricycle) → Dreirad nt

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three

[θriː]

1. adj → tre inv

2. n → tre m inv
the best of three (Sport) → partita, rivincita e bella
for usage see five

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three

(θriː) noun

1. the number or figure 3. drie الرَّقَم 3 три três tři die Drei tre τρίαtres kolm سه kolme trois שָׁלוֹש, שְׁלוֹשָׁה तीन broj ili znamenka tri három tiga þrír tre ３ 3 trys trīs; trijnieks tiga drietretrzytrês trei три; троика tri tri broj tri tre ตัวเลขหรือจำนวนสาม üç 三 три تين کا عدد số 3 三

2. the age of 3. drie عُمر 3 سنوات тригодишна възраст de três anos tři roky die Drei tre år η ηλικία των τριών χρόνων tres años de edad kolm (aastat vana) سه سالگی kolme trois ans גִיל שָׁלוֹש 3 वर्ष tri godine starosti hároméves umur 3 tahun þriggja ára tre anni ３歳 3세 trejų metų amžius trīs gadu vecums tiga tahun drietreårsalder wiek 3 lat de três anos trei ani три года tri roky tri tri godine tre อายุสามปี üç yaşı 三歲 три роки تين سال کي عمر lên ba 三岁

adjective

1. 3 in number. drie ثَلاثَه трети três tři drei tre τρίαtres kolm سه kolme trois 3 3 संख्या में troje három tiga þrír tre ３の 3의 trys trīs semuanya tiga drietretrzytrês trei три; трое tri tri, trije tri tre สาม üç 三(的) третій عدد ميں تين số ba 三（的）

2. aged 3. drie عَمْرُه 3 سنوات на три години de três anos tříletý drei tre år gammel που είναι τριών χρόνων de tres años de edad kolme(aasta)ne سه ساله kolmevuotias de trois ans בֵּן שָׁלוֹש 3 वर्षी u dobi od tri godine hároméves umur 3 tahun þriggja ára di tre anni ３歳の 3세의 trejų metų trīsgadīgs berumur tiga tahun drietre w wieku 3 lat de três anos de trei ani трёхлетний trojročný trileten tri godine tre มีอายุสามปี üç yaşında 三歲(了) трирічний تين سالہ lên ba 三岁（了）

three-

having three (of something). a three-page letter. drie مُكَوَّن من ثلاثَة три- de três tří- drei... tre- τρι(σ)- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de tres kolme- ...سه kolme- de trois (...) בַּעַל שָׁלוֹש - तीन tro-, tri- három- tiga þriggja- di tre (...) ３－ 3- trijų trīs- tiga drie- tre- trzy- de três de trei (...) трёх- troj- ki ima tri (...) tro- tre- สาม üç ... (前綴)三... три- تين پر مشتمل thuộc số ba （前缀）三...

ˌthree-diˈmensional adjective

(abbreviation 3–D) having three dimensions, ie height, width and depth. driedimensioneel ثُلاثي الأبْعاد триизмерен tridimensional trojrozměrný dreidimensional tredimensional τρισδιάστατοςtridimensional kolmemõõtmeline سه بعدی kolmiulotteinen tridimensionnel תְלַת-מְמַדִי त्रिविम trodimenzionalan háromdimenziós tiga dimensi þrívíddar- tridimensionale ３次元の 3차원의 trimatis trīsdimensiju- tiga dimensi driedimensionaaltredimensjonaltrójwymiarowy de três dimensões tridimensional трёхмерный trojrozmerný tridimenzionalen trodimenzionalan tredimensionell มี 3 มิติ (กว้าง สูง ลึก) üç boyutlu 三維的，立體的 тривимірний; стереоскопічний سہ رخي ba chiều 三维的，立体的

three-ˈquarter adjective

not quite full-length. a three-quarter (-length) coat. driekwart ثلاثَةُ أرْباع три-четвърти três quartos tříčtvrteční dreiviertel trekvart; trekvart- τρουακάρ, που έχει μήκος τριών τετάρτων tres cuartos kolmveerand(pikk) سه چهارم kolmeneljäsosa- trois-quarts שׁלוֹשֶת רִבעֵי- तीन चौथाई tričetvrt háromnegyed(es) tiga perempat þrír fjórðu trequarti ７分身の 4분의 3, 거의 trijų ketvirčių trīsceturtdaļ- tiga suku driekwarttrekvart, trefjerdedels trzy czware a três quartos trei sferturi в три четверти trojštvrťový tričetrtinski tri četvrt trekvarts- ประกอบด้วย 3 ใน 4 ส่วน dörtte üç; 3/4 uzunlukta 四分之三 такий, що на три чверті تين چوتھائي ba phần tư 四分之三

ˈthree-year-old noun

a person or animal that is three years old. drie jaar oue شَخْص أو حيوان عُمْرُه ثلاث سَنَوات три годишен de três anos tříletý, -á der/die Dreijährige treårig τρίχρονος (για πρόσωπο ή ζώο) de tres años kolme(aasta)ne هر چیز سه ساله kolmivuotias âgé de trois ans בֵּן שָׁלוֹש तीन वर्षीय trogodišnjak berumur 3 tahun þriggja ára gamall (bambino/animale) di tre anni ３歳の人 3세 trimetis trīsgadnieks tiga tahun driejarige treåring trzylatek de três anos persoană/animal de trei ani человек, животное трех лет trojročný, -á triletnik trogodišnjak treåring คนหรือสัตว์อายุสามปี üç yaşında kimse/hayvan 三歲 той, кому три роки تين سال کا người/vật ba tuổi 三岁

adjective

(of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old. drie jaar oud يبلغُ الثلاث سَنَوات من العُمر тригодишен de três anos tříletý dreijährig treårig τρίχρονος de tres años kolme(aasta)ne سه ساله kolmivuotias de trois ans בֵּן שָׁלוֹש तीन साल का trogodišnji hároméves berumur 3 tahun þriggja ára di tre anni ３歳の 3세의 trejų metų trīsgadīgs tiga tahun driejarigtreårs-, treårig trzyletni de três anos de trei ani трёхгодовалый;трёхлетний trojročný trileten trogodišnji treårig ซึ่งมีอายุสามปี üç yaşında 三歲的 трирічний تين سالہ lên ba tuổi 三岁的

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three

→ ثَلاثَة tři tre drei τρία tres kolme trois tri tre 三 3 drie tre trzy três три tre สาม üç ba 三

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• Pump number three, please → الـمِضَخَّةُ رَقْمُ ثَلاثَةٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ → Stojan číslo tři, prosím → Pumpe nummer tre, tak → Tanksäule drei, bitte → Αντλία τρία, παρακαλώ; → Surtidor número tres, por favor → Pumppu numero kolme, kiitos → Pompe numéro trois, s'il vous plaît → Pumpa broj tri, molim vas → La pompa numero tre, per favore → 3番のポンプをお願いします → 3번 주유기에 세우세요 → Pomp nummer drie alstublieft → Pumpe nummer tre, takk → Proszę pompę numer trzy → Bomba número três, por favor → Колонка номер три, пожалуйста → Pump nummer tre, tack → ปั้มเลขสาม → Üç numaralı pompa lütfen → Máy bán xăng số ba ạ → 请使用三号油泵
• It's three o'clock → السَاعَةُ الآنَ الثَالِثَةُ → Jsou tři hodiny → Klokken er tre → Es ist drei Uhr → Είναι τρεις η ώρα → Son las tres en punto → Kello on kolme → Il est trois heures → Sada su tri sata → Sono le tre → 三時です → 세시예요 → Het is drie uur → Klokken er tre → Jest godzina trzecia → São três horas → Сейчас три часа → Klockan är tre → เวลาสามโมง → Saat üç → Bây giờ là ba giờ → 三点钟了

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