tercero (-3º)
third (3rd).
We said that this facet appears third in the citation order.
acabar (el) tercero
finish + third
come in + third
The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places.
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
In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference.
They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.
a la tercera va la vencida
third time lucky
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
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
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
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
Senior citizens' income tax problems were met by organizing a free service of help in filling in tax returns.
cuidados para personas de la tercera edad
elderly care
elder care [eldercare]
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.
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]
The quality of the material published has often been regarded as second or third rate, a criticism less justified today.
de tercera importancia
tertiary
It is therefore necessary to implement an effective educational programme in research techniques at the tertiary level.
de tercera mano
third-hand
That is what some reference librarians call a 'third-hand' enquiry.
de tercer año
third-year
The article is entitled 'Teaching third-year medical students to search MEDLINE'.
de tercer nivel
third-level
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
It is therefore necessary to implement an effective educational programme in research techniques at the tertiary level.
en tercer grado
in the third degree
A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.
en tercer lugar
thirdly
on the third hand
Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines.
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
The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places.
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
In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference.
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)
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
The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places.
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
In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference.
They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.
país del tercer mundo
third world country
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
Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.
personas de la tercera edad, las [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
elderly, the
Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.
tercera edad
third age
The article 'First and third age' describes two projects at opposite ends of the human life cycle.
tercer mundismo
backwardness
Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.
tercer mundo, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
third world, the
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 [Según la Comunidad Económica Europea, todo aquel país que no pertenezca a ella]
third country
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
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
They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.
The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places.
terminar en tercer lugar
finish in + third place
come in + third place
In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference.
They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.
una tercera parte
one third (1/3)
one in three
One third (1/3) of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section.
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.
