Usage examples of "third" in English with translation to French

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Third time's the charm. C'est à la troisième fois que l'on reconnaît son maître.
One third of nine is three. Un tiers de neuf est trois.
It's October the third. C'est le trois octobre.
He won the third prize. Il a remporté le troisième prix.
A third of this country's inhabitants is illiterate. Un tiers des habitants de ce pays est analphabète.
It's the third of October. C'est le trois octobre.
There is no third choice. Il n'y a pas de troisième choix.
About one third of the earth's surface is land. À peu près un tiers de la surface de la Terre est occupé par les terres.
It's necessary to be three to enjoy a good story: One to tell it right, one to relish it and one to not understand it. Because the pleasure of the first two is doubled by the lack of understanding of the third. Il faut être trois pour apprécier une bonne histoire : un pour la raconter bien, un pour la goûter et un pour ne pas la comprendre. Car le plaisir des deux premiers est doublé par l'incompréhension du troisième.
3 to the third power is 27. La troisième puissance de 3 est 27.
She spends over a third of her time doing paperwork. Elle passe plus du tiers de son temps à de la paperasse.
Sales fell off in the third quarter. Les ventes ont baissé au troisième trimestre.
Only one third of the members turned up at the meeting. Seul un tiers des membres s'est pointé au rendez-vous.
At best he may take third place. Au mieux il aura peut-être la troisième place.
More than a third of the world population lives near a coast. Plus du tiers de la population mondiale vit près d'une côte.
The third star belonged to a certain king. La troisième étoile appartenait à un roi.
The surface gravity on Mars is more than a third of Earth's. La gravité de surface sur Mars est plus du tiers de celle de la Terre.
I took the elevator to the third floor. Je montai par l'ascenseur au troisième étage.
About a third of these diseases can be cured, but the others may be serious, or even fatal. Environ un tiers de ces maladies est curable, mais les autres peuvent être graves, voire mortelles.
I took the lift to the third floor. Je pris l'ascenseur pour le troisième étage.
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