tercio

m.

1 third (tercera parte).

2 regiment (military).

tercio de la guardia civil Civil Guard division

3 stage (bullfighting).

4 bottle of beer.

5 third part, third.

6 Tercio.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: terciar.

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tercio

► adjetivo

1 third

► nombre masculino tercio

1 (parte) third

2 HISTORIA (regimiento de infantería) infantry regiment

3 MILITAR (división) division

4 (botella de cerveza) 33cl bottle of beer

5 (en tauromaquia) stage, part

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tercio

► nombre masculino

1 (parte) third

2 HISTORIA (regimiento de infantería) infantry regiment

3 MILITAR (división) division

4 (botella de cerveza) 33cl bottle of beer

5 (en tauromaquia) stage, part

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noun m.

third

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SM

1) (=tercera parte) third

dos tercios — two thirds

2) (Taur) stage, part (of the bullfight)

cambiar de tercio — (Taur) to enter the next stage of the bullfight; (=cambiar de tema) to change the subject

3) (Mil, Hist) regiment, corps

tercio de la guardia civil — division of the civil guard

tercio extranjero — foreign legion

4)

hacer buen tercio a algn — (=hacer favor) to do sb a service; (=ser útil) to serve sb well, be useful to sb

hacer mal tercio a algn — to do sb a bad turn

- estar mejorado en tercio y quinto

5) LAm (=fardo) pack, bale

6) Caribe (=hombre) fellow, guy *

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masculino

1)

a) (tercera parte) third

hacer mal tercio — (Méx) to be a fifth wheel (AmE colloq), to play gooseberry (BrE colloq)

b) (Taur) each of the three main stages of a bullfight

cambiar de tercio — (Taur) to enter the next stage of the bullfight; (pasar a otra cosa) to move on to something else

2) (Ven arg) (hombre)

mi tercio — my man o guy (colloq)

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= third.

Ex. England has many examples of such town libraries founded in the first third of the 17th century.

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* dos tercios = two thirds (2/3).

* un tercio = a third (1/3), one in three.

* un tercio (1/3) = one third (1/3).

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masculino

1)

a) (tercera parte) third

hacer mal tercio — (Méx) to be a fifth wheel (AmE colloq), to play gooseberry (BrE colloq)

b) (Taur) each of the three main stages of a bullfight

cambiar de tercio — (Taur) to enter the next stage of the bullfight; (pasar a otra cosa) to move on to something else

2) (Ven arg) (hombre)

mi tercio — my man o guy (colloq)

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= third.

Ex: England has many examples of such town libraries founded in the first third of the 17th century.

* dos tercios = two thirds (2/3).

* un tercio = a third (1/3), one in three.

* un tercio (1/3) = one third (1/3).

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tercio

masculine

A

1 [Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (tercera parte) third

sólo se llenó un tercio del teatro only a third of the seats in the theater were filled, the theater was only a third full

hacer mal tercio (Méx); to be a fifth wheel (AmE colloq), to play gooseberry (BrE colloq)

2 (Hist, Mil) infantry regiment

3 (Taur) each of the three main stages of a bullfight

cambiar de tercio (Taur) to enter the next stage of the bullfight; (pasar a otra cosa) to move on to something else

4 (de cerveza) beer (⅓ liter)

B

(Ven arg) (hombre): mi/tu/su tercio my/your/her man o guy (colloq)

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Del verbo terciar: (conjugate terciar)

tercio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

terció es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
terciar    
tercio
tercio sustantivo masculino

a) (tercera parte) third

b) (Taur) each of the three main stages of a bullfight

terciar vi (intervenir, interponerse) to take part, intervene: terció para decir que estábamos equivocados, he intervened to say we were mistaken
tercio sustantivo masculino
1 (tercera parte) (one) third: se llevó dos tercios de las ganacias, he took two thirds of the profits
2 Taur stage, part (of a bullfight)
3 (de cerveza) un tercio, medium-size bottle of beer
'tercio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
terciar
English:
move on
- third

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tercio, -a

♦ nm

1. [tercera parte] third;

hay un tercio de entrada en el estadio the stadium is one-third full;

dos tercios de la población two-thirds of the population;

Comp

Méx

hacer mal tercio Br to play gooseberry, US to be a fifth wheel

2. Mil regiment;

Hist tercio;

tercio de la guardia civil Civil Guard division

3. Taurom = any of the three stages of a bullfight;

Comp

cambio de tercio [de tema] change of subject;

[de método] change of tack;

Comp

cambiar de tercio [en conversación] to change the subject;

[en método] to change tack

4. [de cerveza] bottle of beer [0.33 litre];

ver también octavo

♦ nm,f

Ven Fam [individuo] guy, Br bloke

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tercio

m third

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tercio, -cia tercero

tercio nm

: third

dos tercios: two thirds

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tercio n third