Tercero

Translate Tercero. See 9 authoritative translations of Tercero in English with example sentences, phrases and audio pronunciations. Ordinal numbers (primero, segundo, tercero.) are equivalent to the English “first, second, third…”. They express order within a sequence. A couple of sentences with ordinal numbers. By the end of this lesson, you have the necessary tools to understand and say any ordinal number in Spanish, from 1st to 1000th. 1. adj. Que ocupa en una serie el lugar número tres. Sin.: tres, tercia. 2. adj. Que media entre dos o más personas. U. m. c. s. Sin.: mediador, intermediador, intermediario, intercesor, terciador. 3. adj. Dicho de una persona o de una cosa: Distinta de las que intervienen en un asunto. Apl. a pers., u. t. c. s. m. Seguro a terceros. tercero (masculine singular before a noun tercer, feminine tercera, masculine plural terceros, feminine plural terceras) Most Spanish adjectives appear after the modified noun when used attributively. Forms of tercero, however, as with all ordinal numerals, can appear before the modified noun. Es el tercer hijo. [He] is the third son. 'Tercero' and 'tercer' both express the concept of 'third' in Spanish. The difference lies in their use: 'tercero', as a full form, is normally utilized independently or after a noun, whereas 'tercer' serves as an apocopated form being placed before singular masculine nouns.

Notice that primero and tercero are ordinal numbers. Once and quince are cardinal numbers. Many translated example sentences containing "tercero" – English-Spanish dictionary and search engine for English translations. TERCERO translations: third, third, third party, mediator, third, third party. Learn more in the Cambridge Spanish-English Dictionary. tercero, tercera nm, nf (amante) other person n : lover n : Luisa dice que no hay un tercero en su relación. He says there's no other person in their relationship. tercero, tercera nm, nf (alcahuete en relación) (relationships) go-between, matchmaker n (pejorative) procurer n : El tercero los puso en contacto para que se vieran en secreto.