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tercero

third

adjective tehr-SEH-roh Common

Usage Note

Tercero apocopates to tercer before a masculine singular noun (el tercer piso = the third floor), just like primero becomes primer. The feminine form tercera never apocopates. In fractions, un tercio means 'one third' (not un tercero). The phrase a la tercera va la vencida means 'third time lucky'.

Examples

"Vivo en el tercer piso."

Natural Translation

I live on the third floor.

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