three

three
1. n три; трое; группа из трёх предметов или человек

there were three of them — их было трое

three cupfuls of sugar — три чашки сахару

three stag women — три дамы без кавалеров

walk three blocks — пройдите три квартала

a year less three days — год без трёх дней

the whites of three eggs — три яичных белка

2. n карт. тройка

three of a kind — тройка карт одинакового достоинства

Big Three — «Большая тройка»

3. n три года

he is three — ему три года

three eighteenths — три восемнадцатых

three fourteenths — три четырнадцатых

three times a week — три раза в неделю

three meters of piping — три метра труб

three times as much — в три раза больше

4. n три часа

he will come at three — он придёт в три

for three mortal hours — в течение трёх нескончаемых часов

he charges three roses — у него в гербе три золотые розы

a stretch of three months — три месяца, трёхмесячный срок

to give three toots — дать три гудка, прогудеть три раза

to buy three lipsticks — купить три тюбика губной помады

5. n трёхпроцентные бумаги

three percents — трёхпроцентные ценные бумаги

6. n вино на три пенса

to fold a sheet of paper in three — сложить лист бумаги втрое

three cheers for our visitors! — да здравствуют наши гости!

two or three anybodies — два или три каких-то человека

to run every three minutes — ходить каждые три минуты

he has lived through three wars — он пережил три войны

three abreast formation — построение в колонну по три

7. num число три

three books — три книги

three meals — трёхразовое питание

three twos are six — трижды два — шесть

three and three make six — три плюс три — шесть

every three months — каждые три месяца

to walk a good three miles — пройти добрых три мили

three times — умноженный на три; в три раза больше

to cross out three lines — вычеркнуть три строки

three days out of every week — три дня в неделю

three basketfuls of apples — три корзинки яблок

8. num три, третий

Chapter three — третья глава

Room three — комната три

three pillars — три столпа

three tenths — три десятых

three eighths — три восьмых

three fourths — три четверти

three hundredths — три сотых

Синонимический ряд:
set of three (noun) set of three; threesome; triad; trine; Trinity; trio; triple; triplets; troika

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  • Three — (thr[=e]), a. [OE. [thorn]re, [thorn]reo, [thorn]ri, AS. [thorn]r[=i], masc., [thorn]re[ o], fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. dr[=i], Icel. [thorn]r[=i]r, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. [thorn]reis, Lith. trys …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • three — /three/, n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with three pips. adj. 5. amounting to three in number. 6. three… …   Universalium

  • three — O.E. þreo, fem. and neut. (masc. þri, þrie), from P.Gmc. *thrijiz (Cf. O.Fris. thre, M.Du., Du. drie, O.H.G. dri, Ger. drei, O.N. þrir, Dan. tre), from PIE *trejes (Cf. Skt. trayas, Avestan thri, Gk. treis …   Etymology dictionary

  • three — S1 [θri:] number [: Old English; Origin: thrie, threo] 1.) the number 3 ▪ They ve won their last three games. ▪ We d better go. It s almost three (=three o clock) . ▪ My little sister s only three (=three years old) . 2.) in threes in groups of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • three — three; three·ling; three·pence; three·pen·ny; three·pen·ny·worth; three·fold; three·some; …   English syllables

  • Three — Three, n. 1. The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. [1913 Webster] {Rule of three}. (Arith.) See under {Rule}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Three Rs — (pronounced three ars ), can refer to: * Animal testing, an abbreviation for, reduce, replace, refine * The three Rs, a widely used abbreviation for the basic elements of a primary school curriculum: reading, ’riting (writing), and ’rithmetic… …   Wikipedia

  • three-D — adjective a three D movie, picture, etc. looks as if it has height, depth, and width: a three D backdrop effect ╾ ,three D noun uncount: They re showing the film in three D …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • three — [thrē] adj. [ME < OE threo, thrie, akin to Ger drei < IE base * trei > L tres, Gr treis, Sans tri] totaling one more than two n. 1. the cardinal number between two and four; 3; III 2. any group of three people or things 3. something… …   English World dictionary

  • three-D — three D, 3 D [ˌθri: ˈdi:] adj a three D film or picture is made so that it appears to be three dimensional >three D n [U] ▪ a film in 3 D …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • three — ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ one more than two; 3. (Roman numeral: iii or III.) ● three parts Cf. ↑three parts DERIVATIVES threefold adjective & adverb. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary


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