three

three
1. adjective
drei; see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.; R 2)
2. noun
1) (number, symbol) Drei, die
2) (set of three people) Dreiergruppe, die

the three [of them] — die Drei. See also eight 2. 1), 3), 4)

* * *
[Ɵri:] 1. noun
1) (the number or figure 3.) die Drei
2) (the age of 3.) die Drei
2. adjective
1) (3 in number.) drei
2) (aged 3.) drei
- three-
- three-dimensional
- three-quarter
- three-year-old
3. adjective
((of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old.) dreijährig
* * *
three
[θri:]
I. adj inv
1. (number) drei
there were \three of us wir waren zu dritt
I'll give you \three guesses dreimal darfst du raten; see also eight I. 1
2. (age) drei; see also eight I. 2
3. (time) drei
\three am/pm drei Uhr morgens [o früh] /nachmittags [o fünfzehn Uhr]
half past [or BRIT (fam) half] \three halb vier
at \three thirty um halb vier, um drei Uhr dreißig
at \three forty-five um Viertel vor vier [o drei viertel vier]; see also eight I. 3
4.
\three cheers! (also iron) das ist ja großartig! a. iron
\three cheers for the champion! ein dreifaches Hoch auf den Sieger!
to be \three sheets to the wind voll wie eine Haubitze sein fam
II. n
1. (number, symbol, quantity) Drei f, Dreier m SCHWEIZ
come on John — we need one more to make up a \three komm schon John, einen brauchen wir noch, damit wir zu dritt sind
all \three are buried here alle drei sind hier begraben
in \threes in Dreiergruppen; see also eight II. 1
2. CARDS Drei f, Dreier m SCHWEIZ; see also eight II. 4
the \three die Drei, der Dreier
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[ɵriː]
1. adj
drei
2. n
(= figure, bus CARDS) Drei f

three's a crowd — drei Leute sind schon zu viel, bei dreien ist einer zu viel

See:
→ also six
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three [θriː]
A adj drei
B s
1. Drei f (Zahl, Spielkarte etc):
the three of hearts die Herzdrei;
by threes immer drei auf einmal; rule A 7
2. Eis-, Rollkunstlauf: Dreier m
* * *
1. adjective
drei; see also eight 1.; R 2)
2. noun
1) (number, symbol) Drei, die
2) (set of three people) Dreiergruppe, die

the three [of them] — die Drei. See also eight 2. 1), 3), 4)

* * *
adj.
drei adj.

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