No. 3,867 in Spanish
terceras
"Third parties" or "thirds" (depending on context).
In a sentence
Ella siempre evita involucrarse en discusiones de terceras personas.
She always avoids getting involved in third-party discussions.
Here, 'terceras' modifies 'personas' to indicate 'third-party individuals'.
En la carrera de matemáticas, los alumnos de tercer año usan calculadoras.
In the mathematics course, third-year students use calculators.
In this sentence, 'tercer' (not 'terceras') is used as an ordinal adjective meaning 'third', showing different usage.
Prefiere trabajar solo, sin depender de terceras fuentes.
He prefers to work alone, without relying on third-party sources.
Here, 'terceras' is used as an adjective to describe 'fuentes', indicating external sources.
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