No. 295 in Italian
terzo
"Terzo" means "third" in English.
In a sentence
Il terzo libro della serie è il mio preferito.
The third book of the series is my favorite.
The word 'terzo' is used as an ordinal number indicating position, i.e., 'third'.
Abbiamo diviso la torta in terzi per condividerla tra noi tre.
We divided the cake into thirds to share it among the three of us.
The word 'terzi' is used as a fraction, representing one part of something divided into three equal parts.
Hanno deciso di chiedere un terzo parere per essere sicuri.
They decided to ask for a third opinion to be sure.
The word 'terzo' is used here to mean an additional or alternative opinion, numerically identified as the third.
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