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troisième

third

adjective trwa-ZYEM Less Common
Numbers & Measures Ordinal Numbers

Usage Note

Troisième is both an ordinal adjective ('third floor' = troisième étage) and a noun (le troisième = 'the third one'). In French schools, la troisième is the final year of collège (roughly age 14-15), equivalent to Year 9 in the UK. The abbreviation is 3e or 3ème.

Examples

"Il habite au troisième étage de l'immeuble."

Natural Translation

He lives on the third floor of the building.

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