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one-third

one-third

Meaning of one-third

one of three equal parts

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British English/wʌn ˈθɜːd/
American English/ˌwʌnˈθɝd/
Russian transcription[ˈtrʲetʲ]
one-third
one-third - треть
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one-third with Russian translation

one-third usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы потратили треть урока на грамматику.

We spent one-third of the lesson on grammar.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Треть сада полна роз.

One-third of the garden is full of roses.

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one-third belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

one-thirdтреть
zeroноль
oneодин
twoдва
threeтри
fourчетыре
fiveпять

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What's the difference between one-third / a third / 33⅓% / one out of three

🇬🇧English
one-third

треть — one of three equal parts

A2Often

We spent one-third of the lesson on grammar.

Мы потратили треть урока на грамматику.

O
🇬🇧English
one-third

the exact fraction 1/3, identical to the headword

A2Very Often

One-third of the class was absent.

Одна треть класса отсутствовала.

A
🇬🇧English
a third

an indefinite way to say 1/3, often used in everyday English

A2Very Often

A third of the cake is gone.

Треть торта уже съели.

3
🇬🇧English
33⅓%

the same quantity as one-third, but written as a percentage

A2Often

The answer is 33⅓% of the whole.

Ответ составляет 33⅓% от целого.

O
🇬🇧English
one out of three

a counting phrase meaning 1 item/person from a group of 3

A2Often

One out of three students chose the red option.

Один из трёх студентов выбрал красный вариант.

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one-third translation: треть. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce one-third

/wʌn ˈθɜːd/

one-third translation

треть

one-third examples

We spent one-third of the lesson on grammar.

one-third transcription

/wʌn ˈθɜːd/, /ˌwʌnˈθɝd/

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one-third meaning: what does it mean?

one of three equal parts

one-third pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

one-third is pronounced as /wʌn ˈθɜːd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

one-third definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We spent one-third of the lesson on grammar. Translation: Мы потратили треть урока на грамматику.

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