No. 872 in French
tiers
"Tier" in French means "third" or "third party" depending on context.
In a sentence
Le gâteau est partagé en trois tiers égaux.
The cake is divided into three equal thirds.
Here, 'tiers' means 'a third part' or 'one-third', emphasizing division into three equal parts.
Un tiers des invités ne sont pas encore arrivés.
A third of the guests have not arrived yet.
In this sentence, 'tiers' signifies 'a third' as a fraction of a whole, showing proportional division.
Il a confié cette tâche à un tiers.
He entrusted this task to a third party.
In this usage, 'tiers' refers to 'a third party', indicating an external entity or individual not directly involved.
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