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three

(thrē)

1. The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1.

2. The third in a set or sequence.

3. Something having three parts, units, or members.

[Middle English, from Old English thrī; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

three adj. & pron.

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three

(θriː)

1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number. See also number¹

2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 3, III, (iii), representing this number

3. (Mathematics) the amount or quantity that is one greater than two

4. (Card Games) something representing, represented by, or consisting of three units such as a playing card with three symbols on it

5. Also called: three o'clock three hours after noon or midnight

determiner

a. amounting to three: three ships.

b. (as pronoun): three were killed.

[Old English thrēo; related to Old Norse thrīr, Old High German drī, Latin trēs, Greek treis]

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three

(θri)

n.

1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.

2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adj.

4. amounting to three in number.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English thrēo, thrīo, feminine and neuter of thrī(e), c. Old Frisian thrē, Old Saxon thrīe, Old High German trī, Old Norse thrīr, Gothic threis]

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Noun	1.	three - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika, tierce, leash digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	three - one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips trey playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
Adj.	1.	three - being one more than two 3, iii cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

three

determiner

Related words
adjective ternary
prefixes tri-, ter-

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three

noun

A group of three individuals:

threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika.

Translations

الرَّقَم 3ثلاثةثَلاثَةثَلاثَهعُمر 3 سنوات

три

tres

třitři rokytříletý

tre

drei

τρία τρεις

tri

tres

kolm

kolmekolmonen

trois

שלוש

tri

három

tiga

òriggja áraòrírþrírþrjárþrjú

tre a gruppi di tre

san三

tres

trystrejeritrejeriostrejetastrejų metų

trijniekstrīstrīs gadu vecumstrīsgadīgs

trei

tritri rokytraja

tritrije

три

tretrea

สาม

üçüç yaşıüç yaşında

тритрійка

三三岁三岁的三的

three

[θriː]

A. ADJ → tres

B. N → tres m
the best of three (Sport) → hasta tres sets or partidos
three cheers! → ¡tres hurras!
see five for usage
see also two

THREE RS

La expresión the three Rs hace referencia a los tres aspectos que se consideran fundamentales en educación: reading, writing, and arithmetic (lectura, escritura y aritmética). La expresión, que tiene su origen en la forma humorística en la que se escribe a veces la frase: reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic, se menciona a menudo cuando se habla de la necesidad de mejorar la calidad de la enseñanza.

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three

[ˈθriː] num → trois
She's three → Elle a trois ans.three-dimensional [ˌθriːdaɪˈmɛnʃ^ənəl] adj [object] → tridimensionnel(le); [picture] → en relief; [film] → en trois dimensionsthree-door [ˌθriːˈdɔː^r] n (= car) → trois portes f inv

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three

adj → drei

n (= figure, bus, Cards) → Drei f; three’s a crowd → drei Leute sind schon zu viel, bei dreien ist einer zu viel ? also six

three

three-act play

n → Dreiakter m

three-colour, (US) three-color

adj (Phot) → Dreifarben-; three printing → Dreifarbendruck m

three-cornered

adj three contest or fight → Kampf m → mit drei Beteiligten or Parteien, Dreieckskampf m; three hat → Dreispitz m

three-D

n to be in three → dreidimensional or 3-D sein

adj (also three-dimensional) → dreidimensional, 3-D-; three movie → 3-D-Film m

three-decker

(Naut) → Dreidecker m

(= sandwich) → Doppelsandwich nt

three-dimensional

adj → dreidimensional; (= realistic) character → ausgereift

threefold

adj, adv → dreifach

three-fourths

n (US) = three-quarters

three-legged

adj → dreibeinig; three race (Sport) Wettlauf, bei dem zwei an einem Bein zusammengebunden werden

three-master

n → Dreimaster m

threepence

n (Brit old) → Dreipennystück nt

threepenny

n (Brit old) → Dreipennystück nt

threepenny bit

n (Brit old) → Dreipennystück nt

threepenny opera

n → Dreigroschenoper f

threepenny piece

n (Brit old) = threepenny bit

three-phase

adj → Dreistufen-; (Elec) → Dreiphasen-; three circuit → Dreiphasenschaltung f; three plan/programme → Dreistufenplan m → /-programm nt

three-piece suit

n (man’s) → Anzug m → mit Weste; (lady’s) → dreiteiliges Ensemble

three-piece suite

n (esp Brit) → dreiteilige Polster- or Sitzgarnitur

three-pin plug

n → Stecker m → mit drei Kontakten

three-ply

n (= wool) → Dreifachwolle f; (= wood) → dreischichtiges Spanholz

attr wood → dreischichtig; three wool → Dreifachwolle f

three-point landing

n (Aviat) → Dreipunktlandung f

three-point turn

n (Aut) → Wenden nt → in drei Zügen

three-quarter

n (Sport) → Dreiviertelspieler(in) m(f)

attr → dreiviertel-; three length → dreiviertellang; three portrait → Halbbild nt

three-quarters

n → drei Viertel pl; three of an hour → eine Dreiviertelstunde

adv → drei viertel, zu drei Vierteln

three-ring circus

n (US inf) → Affenzirkus m

threescore

adj → sechzig

threesome

n → Trio nt, → Dreiergruppe f; (inf = group sex) → flotter Dreier (inf); in a three → zu dritt

three-speed

adj attr three gears → Dreigangschaltung f

three-way

adj discussion → mit drei Parteien; three catalyst → Dreiwegkatalysator m; a three split → eine Dreiteilung; there’s a three tie for the lead → es gibt drei punktgleiche Spitzenanwärter

three-wheeler

n (Aut) → dreirädriges Auto; (= tricycle) → Dreirad nt

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three

[θriː]

1. adj → tre inv

2. n → tre m inv
the best of three (Sport) → partita, rivincita e bella
for usage see five

three

(θriː) noun

1. the number or figure 3.

2. the age of 3.

adjective

1. 3 in number.

2. aged 3.

three-

having three (of something). a three-page letter.

ˌthree-diˈmensional adjective

(abbreviation 3–D) having three dimensions, ie height, width and depth.

three-ˈquarter adjective

not quite full-length. a three-quarter (-length) coat.

ˈthree-year-old noun

a person or animal that is three years old.

adjective

(of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old.

three

→ ثَلاثَة tři tre drei τρία tres kolme trois tri tre 三 3 drie tre trzy três три tre สาม üç ba 三

Pump number three, please → Stojan číslo tři, prosím → Pumpe nummer tre, tak → Tanksäule drei, bitte → Surtidor número tres, por favor → Pumppu numero kolme, kiitos → Pumpa broj tri, molim vas → La pompa numero tre, per favore → 3번 주유기에 세우세요 → Pomp nummer drie alstublieft → Pumpe nummer tre, takk → Proszę pompę numer trzy → Bomba número três, por favor → Pump nummer tre, tack → ปั้มเลขสาม → Üç numaralı pompa lütfen → Máy bán xăng số ba ạ → 请使用三号油泵
It's three o'clock → Jsou tři hodiny → Klokken er tre → Es ist drei Uhr → Είναι τρεις η ώρα → Son las tres en punto → Kello on kolme → Il est trois heures → Sada su tri sata → Sono le tre → 三時です → 세시예요 → Het is drie uur → Klokken er tre → Jest godzina trzecia → São três horas → Сейчас три часа → Klockan är tre → เวลาสามโมง → Saat üç → Bây giờ là ba giờ → 三点钟了

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It happened that the day before two of the Spaniards, having been in the woods, had seen one of the two Englishmen, whom, for distinction, I called the honest men, and he had made a sad complaint to the Spaniards of the barbarous usage they had met with from their three countrymen, and how they had ruined their plantation, and destroyed their corn, that they had laboured so hard to bring forward, and killed the milch-goat and their three kids, which was all they had provided for their sustenance, and that if he and his friends, meaning the Spaniards, did not assist them again, they should be starved.

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The deity commanded that the Moonstone should be watched, from that time forth, by three priests in turn, night and day, to the end of the generations of men.

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Taking nine Squares, each an inch every way, I had put them together so as to make one large Square, with a side of three inches, and I had hence proved to my little Grandson that -- though it was impossible for us to SEE the inside of the Square -- yet we might ascertain the number of square inches in a Square by simply squaring the number of inches in the side: "and thus," said I, "we know that 3^2, or 9, represents the number of square inches in a Square whose side is 3 inches long."

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Among the most beautiful and best known of these are perhaps the Three Sorrows of Story-Telling.

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Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.

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In truth, they hated him horribly, and, to my knowledge, the whole population, with the priests at the head, tried vainly for three months to pray him to death.

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The following year, which was the year seventy-two, I found myself at Navarino rowing in the leading galley with the three lanterns.

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I did not suspect that there were Millers in Asia Minor, but a gentleman tells me that they had it all set for the world to come to an end in Smyrna one day about three years ago.

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The three came toward where Robin Hood sat, all the band staring with might and main, for never had they seen so gay a sight as this young Page, nor one so richly clad in silks and velvets and gold and jewels.

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Then he said, 'You are mine, and I am thine; you are my bride and have set me free!' He wanted to take her with him to his kingdom, but she begged him just to let her go once more to her father; and the Prince let her go, but told her not to say more than three words to her father, then to come back again.