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1) (one of six equal parts.) sexto2) ((also adjective) (the) last of six (people, things etc); (the) next after the fifth.) sextosixth num sextotr[sɪksɵ]1 sexto,-a■ the sixth floor la sexta planta, el sexto piso1 sexto, en sexto lugar1 (in series) sexto,-a; (day) el seis, el día seis■ Arencón was sixth Arencón fue sexto, Arencón quedó sexto■ five sixths of the population cinco sextos de la población, cinco de cada seis habitantes■ one sixth of the pupils una sexta parte del alumnado, uno de cada seis alumnos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsixth form SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ≈ COUsixth sense sexto sentidosixth ['sɪksɵ, 'sɪkst] adj: sextosixth n1) : sexto m, -ta f (en una serie)2) : sexto m, sexta parte fadj.• sexta parte adj.• sexto, -a adj.n.• seis en las fechas s.m.• sexto s.m.
I sɪksθa) sextob) ( elliptical use)the upper/lower sixth — ( in UK) el último/penúltimo año de la enseñanza secundaria; see also fifth I
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a) ( Math) sexto mb) ( part) sexta parte f, sexto m[sɪksθ]1.ADJ sexto2.3.CPDsixth form N — clase f de alumnos del sexto año (de 16 a 18 años de edad)
sixth former N — alumno(-a) m / f de 16 a 18 años
sixth grade N (US) (in schools) —
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the sixth grade — ≈ el sexto curso (para niños de 11 años)sixth sense N — sexto sentido m
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I [sɪksθ]a) sextob) ( elliptical use)the upper/lower sixth — ( in UK) el último/penúltimo año de la enseñanza secundaria; see also fifth I
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adj.sexto(a).s.1 sexto, sexta parte (fracción)2 sexto(a) (en series)3 seis (de mes)s. & adj.sexto. -
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5 sixth in dates
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6 sixth form college
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7 sixth former
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9 sixth-form college
[ˌsɪksθfɔːm'kɒlɪdʒ]N instituto m para alumnos de 16 a 18 años -
10 sixth-grader
[ˌsɪksθ'ɡreɪdǝ(r)]N (US) alumno(-a) m / f de sexto curso (de entre 11 y 12 años) -
11 sixth disease
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12 sixth nerve
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13 sixth chord
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14 sixth disease
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15 sixth form
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16 sixth part
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18 sixth ventricle
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19 sixth-year molar
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20 major sixth
nACOUST sexta mayor f
См. также в других словарях:
sixth — [siksth] adj. [ME sixth < OE sixta, akin to Ger sechste, L sextus: see SIX & TH2] 1. preceded by five others in a series; 6th 2. designating any of the six equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the fifth … English World dictionary
sixth — ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number six in a sequence; 6th. 2) (a sixth/one sixth) each of six equal parts into which something is or may be divided. 3) chiefly Brit. the sixth form of a school. 4) Music an interval spanning six consecutive… … English terms dictionary
sixth — [ sıksθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 6: the sixth of May He was placed sixth in the tournament. 2. ) one of 6 equal parts of something: About five sixths of the group said they supported the decision … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sixth — Sixth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole. [1913 Webster] 2. The next in order after the fifth. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sixth — Sixth, a. [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.] 1. First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sixth — O.E. syxte, from siex (see SIX (Cf. six)). Sixth sense supernatural perception of objects is attested from 1807; earlier it meant the sense that apprehends sexual pleasure (1690s) … Etymology dictionary
sixth — sixth; sixth·ly; … English syllables
sixth|ly — «SIHKSTH lee», adverb. in the sixth place … Useful english dictionary
sixth — sixth1 [sıksθ] adj coming after five other things in a series ▪ her sixth birthday ▪ the sixth century >sixth pron ▪ Let s have dinner on the sixth (=the sixth day of the month) . sixth 2 sixth2 n one of six equal parts of something ▪ About o … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sixth — In music, see the intervals:*Major sixth *Minor sixthThe submediant, and the chord built on the submediant, is often simply called the sixth as it is the sixth scale degree. The note of a chord forming the interval of a sixth with the chord s… … Wikipedia
sixth — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 6 in the sequence 1 6. 2 something occupying this position. 3 any of six equal parts of a thing. 4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning six consecutive notes in the… … Useful english dictionary