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1 ♦ three
♦ three /ɵri:/a. e n.1 tre: three books, tre libri; the three of diamonds, il tre di quadri; (mat.) the rule of three, la regola del tre; three quarters (o fourths) tre quarti; Three is my lucky number, il tre è il mio numero fortunato; There are three of them, sono in tre; Three out of four restaurants fail within a year, tre ristoranti su quattro falliscono entro un anno; a three-month ban, una squalifica di tre mesi2 tre ( anni d'età): His son is three, suo figlio ha tre anni; a three-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di tre anni● three-act play, commedia in tre atti □ ( golf) three-ball match, partita a tre palle □ ( baseball) three-base hit, triplo (sost. m.) □ a three-bottle man, un gran bevitore □ the three C's, le tre C; automobile, televisore a colori e aria condizionata ( cioè: car, colour TV, air conditioning) □ the three-card trick, il gioco delle tre carte □ (archit.) three-centred arch, arco a tre centri □ ( arti grafiche) three-colour process, tricromia □ three-cornered contest (o fight), competizione a tre; scontro elettorale fra tre candidati □ three-cornered hat, tricorno □ (equit.) three-day event, completo; gara dei tre giorni ( dressage, campestre e ostacoli) □ (econ.) three-day week, settimana lavorativa di tre giorni □ ( USA) three-day weekend, fine settimana lungo; ponte (fig.) □ three-decker, (stor.) nave a tre ponti; (fam.) qualsiasi cosa a tre piani (o strati); romanzo in tre volumi; ( anche three-decker sandwich) doppio sandwich, tramezzino doppio □ (scient., tecn.) three-dimensional, tridimensionale □ three-figure number, numero di tre cifre □ (di gioco di carte) three-handed, che si gioca in tre □ (relig.) Three in One, la Santissima Trinità □ (autom.) a three-lane highway, una strada a tre corsie □ ( sport) the three leading drivers ( riders, runners), il terzetto di testa (di piloti, di ciclisti, di podisti) □ a three-legged race, una corsa a tre gambe ( a coppie di corridori, la gamba destra di uno dei quali è legata alla gamba sinistra dell'altro) □ a three-legged table, un tavolino a tre gambe □ (GB) three-line whip, (polit.) richiesta scritta a un parlamentare ( da parte dei leader di partito) di presenziare a una seduta e votare in un certo modo; (fig.) invito pressante NOTE DI CULTURA: La locuzione three-line whip allude alla triplice sottolineatura, sulla circolare preparata dal ► «whip» (def. 4) per i deputati del suo partito, delle sedute a cui è obbligatoria la presenza □ (psic., USA) three o'clock syndrome, sindrome delle tre del pomeriggio □ ( poker) three of a kind, tris □ ( USA, spec. sport) three-peat, terza vittoria consecutiva □ (elettr.) three-phase, trifase □ three-piece, a tre pezzi: three-piece suite, salotto a tre pezzi ( sofà e due poltrone uguali) □ (elettr.) three-pin plug, presa tripolare □ three-ply, a tre strati; a tre capi; a tre fili: three-ply wood, compensato a tre strati; three-ply wool, lana a tre capi □ ( basket) three-point basket (o three-pointer), canestro da tre punti; canestro pesante □ (aeron.) a three-point landing, un atterraggio su tre punti; un atterraggio perfetto □ three-point turn, (autom.) inversione di marcia fatta in tre manovre; (fig.) manovra difficile □ three-pronged, a tre rebbi; triforcuto; (fig.) triplice, su tre fronti, su tre direttrici □ ( rugby) three-quarter, trequarti □ a three-quarter bed, un letto a una piazza e mezzo □ ( moda) three-quarter ( length) coat, giacca trequarti □ a three-quarter portrait, un ritratto di tre quarti □ the three R's, le tre R; leggere, scrivere e far di conto ( cioè: ‘reading, writing and /a/rithmetic’) □ three-ring circus, circo con tre arene; (fig. USA) posto incasinato, pieno di confusione □ ( basket) three-second area, zona dei tre secondi □ three-sided, trilaterale □ (fam.) a three-sixty, un giro di trecentosessanta gradi; una piroetta □ (mecc.) three-speed gear, cambio a tre velocità □ a three-star hotel, un albergo a tre stelle □ (edil.) a three-storeyed building, un edificio a tre piani □ ( atletica) the 3,000-metre steeplechase, i tremila siepi □ three times three, (mat.) tre per tre; ( anche) tre salve di applausi di tre evviva ciascuna □ three-wheeler, veicolo a tre ruote; triciclo □ three-wheeler truck, motofurgone; motocarro □ three-year-old, a. di tre anni; che ha tre anni; n. bambino (o bambina) di tre anni; (ipp.) cavallo di tre anni. -
2 three
three [θri:]► three-dimensional adjective [object] à trois dimensions ; [picture] en relief ; [film] en trois dimensions• three-quarters full aux trois quarts plein ► the three Rs noun la lecture, l'écriture et l'arithmétique━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Les three Rs (les trois « R ») sont les trois composantes essentielles de l'enseignement. L'expression vient de l'orthographe fantaisiste « reading, riting and rithmetic » pour « reading, writing and arithmetic ».* * *[θriː] 1.noun trois m inv2.to play the best of three — Sport jouer la revanche et la belle
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3 three-piece
tr['ɵriːpiːs]1 de tres piezas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthree-piece suit ternothree-piece suite tresillo'θriː'piːsadjective (before n)three-piece suit — traje m con chaleco, terno m
three-piece suite — juego m de living ( de sofá y dos sillones) (AmL), tresillo m (Esp)
['θriːpiːs]ADJthree-piece band — trío m
three-piece suit — terno m, traje m de tres piezas
three-piece suite — tresillo m, juego m de living (LAm)
* * *['θriː'piːs]adjective (before n)three-piece suit — traje m con chaleco, terno m
three-piece suite — juego m de living ( de sofá y dos sillones) (AmL), tresillo m (Esp)
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4 three-cornered
three-ˈcor·neredadj inv1. (triangular) dreieckig\three-cornered hat Dreispitz m\three-cornered arrangement Dreiecksvereinbarung f2. SPORT Drei-\three-cornered battle Dreikampf m\three-cornered contest Wettkampf m mit drei Teilnehmern* * *three-cornered adj1. dreieckig:three-cornered hat Dreispitz m2. zu dreien, Dreier…: -
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three [θri:]1 noun(number, numeral) trois m inv;2 pronountroistrois; see also five►► Three Mile Island Three Mile Island (théâtre d'un accident dans une centrale nucléaire aux États-Unis en 1979)ⓘ Three pipe problem Dans certaines histoires de Sherlock Holmes, de Conan Doyle, le célèbre détective emploie l'expression a three pipe problem ("un problème à trois pipes") à propos de certaines énigmes particulièrement difficiles à résoudre, qui nécessitent une période de réflexion correspondant au temps qu'il faut pour fumer trois pipes afin d'élaborer une stratégie. On emploie cette expression par allusion à Sherlock Holmes à propos de tout problème ardu qui demande beaucoup de réflexion. -
6 three times three is nine/three times three are nine
three times three is nine/three times three are ninetrês vezes três são nove.English-Portuguese dictionary > three times three is nine/three times three are nine
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7 three-ply
1) ( of three layers)\three-ply wood dreischichtiges Holz;\three-ply tissue dreilagiges Gewebe2) ( of three strands)\three-ply wool Dreifachwolle f, dreifädige Wolle n( wood) dreischichtiges Sperrholz [o Spanholz] -
8 three-colour
tricolore; Photography trichrome►► three-colour process, three-coloured process trichromie fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > three-colour
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10 three-point
three-point switch Dreiwegschalter m -
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\three-way adapter Dreifachstecker m\three-way switch Dreiwegeschalter m* * * -
12 three-cornered
three-'cor·nered adj1) ( triangular) dreieckig;\three-cornered hat Dreispitz m;\three-cornered arrangement Dreiecksvereinbarung f2) sports Drei-;\three-cornered battle Dreikampf m;\three-cornered contest Wettkampf m mit drei Teilnehmern -
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►► Music three-piece band trio m;American three-piece set salon m trois pièces (canapé et deux fauteuils);three-piece suit (costume m) trois-pièces m inv;British three-piece suite salon m trois pièces (canapé et deux fauteuils)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > three-piece
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1) ( of three items) dreiteilig2) ( of three people) Dreimann-; -
15 three-quarter
(sleeve) trois-quarts (inv); (portrait) de trois-quarts;∎ three-quarter (length) jacket veste f trois-quarts2 noun(in rugby) trois-quart m inv►► three-quarter back (in rugby) trois-quart m inv;three-quarter line (in rugby) ligne f des trois-quartsUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > three-quarter
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16 three-storey
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > three-storey
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17 three
three [θri:]1. num. card. три;а) три́жды три;б) девятикра́тное ура́2. n1) тро́йка;in threes по́ три
2) pl тре́тий но́мер, разме́р3) три очка́ -
18 three-hinged arch
- three-hinged arch
- nthree-hinged [three-pin(ned)] arch
трёхшарнирная арка
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
* * *Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > three-hinged arch
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19 three-pinned arch
- three-pinned arch
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three-hinged arch
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
* * *Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > three-pinned arch
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20 three hundred
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