Third in spanish
pronunciation: teɹ̩θeɹ̩oʊ part of speech: adjective, noun
third (3rd)1 = tercero (3º).
Example: We said that this facet appears third in the citation order.more:
» Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP) = Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP).
Example: This article discusses the origins and organisation of IFLA's core programme for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).» come in + third = llegar (el) tercero, acabar (el) tercero, finalizar (el) tercero, terminar (el) tercero.
Example: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.» come in + third place = llegar en tercer lugar, acabar en tercer lugar, finalizar en tercer lugar, terminar en tercer lugar.
Example: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.» finish in + third place = llegar en tercer lugar, acabar en tercer lugar, finalizar en tercer lugar, terminar en tercer lugar.
Example: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference.» finish + third = llegar (el) tercero, acabar (el) tercero, finalizar (el) tercero, terminar (el) tercero.
Example: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places.» for a/the third time = una tercera vez, por tercera vez.
Example: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecast for world economic growth for a third time this year.» in the third degree = en tercer grado.
Example: A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.» on the third hand = en tercer lugar.
Example: On the third hand, as befits robots, we have on-going work on the appropriate use of 'intelligent' machines in relation to the human work-force they are supposed to replace.» third age = tercera edad.
Example: The article 'First and third age' describes two projects at opposite ends of the human life cycle.» third country = tercer país. [Según la Comunidad Económica Europea, todo aquel país que no pertenezca a ella]
Example: It is true that there are many conventions and agreements involving the Community countries as well as third countries.» third-degree = de tercer grado, en tercer grado.
Example: There are three primary types of burns: first-, second-, and third-degree.» third grader = alumno de tercer curso, alumno de tercer año, alumno de tercero.
Example: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.» third-hand = de tercera mano.
Example: That is what some reference librarians call a 'third-hand' enquiry.» third-level = de tercer nivel.
Example: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.» third molar = tercer molar.
Example: In many cases people in their late teens will have had an orthopantomograph taken to establish the presence of third molar or wisdom teeth.» third party = terceros.
Example: The message then can be deleted, read again on the screen filed electronically, printed out as a hard copy, or sent to a third party without the need to re-enter it.» third rate [third-rate] = de tercera, de baja calidad, bastante malo.
Example: The quality of the material published has often been regarded as second or third rate, a criticism less justified today.» Third Reich, the = Tercer Reich, el.
Example: This article relates the untold story of the secret pact between the Third Reich and Jewish Palestine.» third sector = sector terciario. [Término usado para referirse a todos aquellos organismos que tienen un objetivo altruista como instituciones sin ánimo de lucro, no gubernamentales y filantrópicas]
Example: Public libraries in the United States have been as much third sector (nonprofit, nongovernmental, philanthropic) as governmental sector in their origins, governance, finances and mode of operation.» third time lucky = a la tercera va la vencida.
Example: The big question ahead of tomorrow's cup meeting is will it be third time lucky for Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov?.» third to last = antepenúltimo.
Example: Nouns, which are stressed on the third to last syllable, have unpredictable stress and must be learnt individually.» third world country = país del tercer mundo, país tercermundista.
Example: Third world countries may not be on the receiving end of access because of lack of money or education.» third world, the = tercer mundo, el. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.» third-year = de tercer año.
Example: The article is entitled 'Teaching third-year medical students to search MEDLINE'.third2 = tercio.
Example: England has many examples of such town libraries founded in the first third of the 17th century.more:
» a third (1/3) = un tercio (1/3).
Example: To sum up it may be said that overall annual energy costs can be reduced by as much as a third by careful planning.» one third (1/3) = un tercio (1/3), una tercera parte.
Example: One third (1/3) of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section.» two thirds (2/3) = dos tercios (2/3).
Example: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.