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I . third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] ADJ

II . third [θɜ:d, Am θɜ:rd] N

1. third (3rd day of month):

third
тре́тье число́ nt
the third (of June)
тре́тье (ию́ня)

2. third (fraction):

third
тре́тья часть f
third
треть f

3. third (after second):

third
тре́тий

4. third (gear):

third
тре́тья ско́рость f

5. third MUS:

third
те́рция f
third
третий

third-degree ADJ MED

third party N LAW

third rate [ˌθɜ:dˈreɪt, Am ˌθɜ:rdˈ-] ADJ

Third World N

third-class mail N Am

third-party insurance, third-party liability N

Usage examples with third

the third (of June)
тре́тье (ию́ня)
the third successive defeat
тре́тье очередно́е пораже́ние
the third person singular
тре́тье лицо́ nt еди́нственного числа́
the Third World
тре́тий мир m
to come first/second/third Aus, Brit
занима́ть пе́рвое/второ́е/тре́тье ме́сто
4 over 12 equals a third mat
4 раздели́ть на 12 равно́ 1/3
to play off for third place
игра́ть в реша́ющем ма́тче за тре́тье ме́сто

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The third time he asks she accepts and choose a small registry office for their ceremony.
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He was an above-average major league second baseman and an adequate shortstop and third baseman as well.
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He was the third person to hold this position.
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Another year elapsed; it was the third monk's turn.
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He was re-elected to his third and final term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election.
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Still, losses to the aquifer between 2001 and 2011 equated to a third of its cumulative depletion during the entire 20th century.
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Savage (1995) describes a knowledge-focus as the third wave of human socio-economic development.
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None of the days is described clearly or coherently and few details are given for the second and third days.
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The building was used for retail and office space until the 1980s when a fire damaged a third of the building.
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He came in third in the 2010 presidential election receiving 8.3% of the vote.
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