Tercer in english
pronunciation: θɜrd part of speech: adjective, noun
tercero (3º) = third (3rd).
Example: We said that this facet appears third in the citation order.more:
» acabar (el) tercero = finish + third ; come in + third .
Example: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places. Example: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.» acabar en tercer lugar = finish in + third place ; come in + third place .
Example: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference. Example: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.» a la tercera va la vencida = third time lucky .
Example: The big question ahead of tomorrow's cup meeting is will it be third time lucky for Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov?.» alumno de tercer año = third grader .
Example: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.» alumno de tercer curso = third grader .
Example: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.» alumno de tercero = third grader .
Example: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.» ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen .
Example: Senior citizens' income tax problems were met by organizing a free service of help in filling in tax returns.» club para personas de la tercera edad = Darby and Joan club .
Example: Betty Smith, a lifelong volunteer who helped co-found Darby and Joan clubs, has died at the age of 100.» cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care ; elder care [eldercare] .
Example: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Example: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.» de tercera = third rate [third-rate] .
Example: The quality of the material published has often been regarded as second or third rate, a criticism less justified today.» de tercera importancia = tertiary .
Example: It is therefore necessary to implement an effective educational programme in research techniques at the tertiary level.» de tercera mano = third-hand .
Example: That is what some reference librarians call a 'third-hand' enquiry.» de tercer año = third-year .
Example: The article is entitled 'Teaching third-year medical students to search MEDLINE'.» de tercer grado = third-degree .
Example: There are three primary types of burns: first-, second-, and third-degree.» de tercer nivel = third-level .
Example: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.» de tercer orden = tertiary .
Example: It is therefore necessary to implement an effective educational programme in research techniques at the tertiary level.» en tercer grado = in the third degree ; third-degree .
Example: A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit. Example: There are three primary types of burns: first-, second-, and third-degree.» en tercer lugar = thirdly ; on the third hand .
Example: Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines. 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.» finalizar (el) tercero = finish + third ; come in + third .
Example: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places. Example: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.» finalizar en tercer lugar = finish in + third place ; come in + third place .
Example: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference. Example: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.» Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP) = Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP) .
Example: This article discusses the origins and organisation of IFLA's core programme for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).» llegar (el) tercero = finish + third ; come in + third .
Example: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places. Example: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.» llegar en tercer lugar = finish in + third place ; come in + third place .
Example: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference. Example: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.» país del tercer mundo = third world country .
Example: Third world countries may not be on the receiving end of access because of lack of money or education.» persona de la tercera edad = elder .
Example: Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.» personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.» por tercera vez = for a/the third time .
Example: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecast for world economic growth for a third time this year.» quemadura de tercer grado = third-degree burn .
Example: But now she has been left with third-degree burns after the police grenade blew up in her face.» responsabilidad civil por daños a terceros = third-party liability .
Example: Third-party liability is only usually included in your pet insurance policy if you have a dog, although some policies will cover cats too.» seguro a terceros = third-party liability .
Example: Third-party liability is only usually included in your pet insurance policy if you have a dog, although some policies will cover cats too.» tercera edad = third age .
Example: The article 'First and third age' describes two projects at opposite ends of the human life cycle.» tercer molar = third 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.» tercer mundismo = backwardness .
Example: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.» tercer mundo, el = third world, the [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.» tercer país = third country [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.» Tercer Reich, el = Third Reich, the .
Example: This article relates the untold story of the secret pact between the Third Reich and Jewish Palestine.» terminar (el) tercero = come in + third ; finish + third .
Example: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years. Example: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places.» terminar en tercer lugar = finish in + third place ; come in + third place .
Example: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference. Example: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.» una tercera parte = one third (1/3) ; one in three .
Example: One third (1/3) of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section. Example: One estimate is that about one in three children and young people of school age are what might be called 'real users' of the public library, and about one in ten adults.» una tercera vez = for a/the third time .
Example: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecast for world economic growth for a third time this year.