Third

/θɜːd/

/θɝd/

Definice a Význam "third"

third

PŘÍDAVNÉ JMÉNO

coming after the second in order or position

tertiary

Example

He was the third person in line for the concert.

Let's meet at the third coffee shop on this street.

holding the third rank in a hierarchy of authority, status, or value

Example

He was appointed third officer on the vessel.

The third assistant handled scheduling.

representing one part of three equal divisions of something

Example

A third slice of the pie was missing.

The third portion of the budget was allocated to research.

relating to the third gear in a vehicle's transmission system

Example

He stayed in third gear up the hill.

The car shifted smoothly into third gear.

belonging to the third level in a school or educational grading system

Example

The third grade students are studying fractions.

He repeated the third year of primary school.

being every number three in a repeating group or pattern

Example

Remove every third item from the list.

He skipped every third line in the poem.

third

PŘÍSLOVCE

following next after the second in a sequence

thirdly

Example

First, we'll review the data; second, we'll analyze trends; and third, we'll propose solutions.

She ranked her priorities: first health, second family, and third career.

in third place or finishing after first and second in a race or competition

Example

Hill finished third in the final lap of the marathon.

Their team placed third at the national robotics competition.

Third

PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO

each part representing one-third of a whole

one-third

tierce

Example

I'll take a third if you're offering cake.

She donated a third of her salary to charity.

the person, thing, or event that comes after the first and second

Example

He finished as the third in the spelling bee.

The third arrived just moments after the second.

a person holding the third-highest role or level of power in a group

Example

The third in command took over when the first two were absent.

He was promoted to third after the resignation of the second.

(music) either a major or minor musical distance between two notes

Example

The harmony was built around a third.

That chord resolves with a minor third.

(music) the note that lies a third above the tonic or root of a chord

mediant

Example

The third in that chord gives it a cheerful quality.

If you flatten the third, it becomes minor.

merchandise that fails to meet second-tier quality standards, usually used in plural form

Example

These jeans are thirds, which is why they're cheap.

We bought a box of thirds for the workshop.

(law) portion of property granted to a widow of her deceased husband's estate

dower

Example

The widow received her thirds after probate.

She claimed her thirds in accordance with tradition.

Blízká Slova

third class honours degree

third degree

third gender

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