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tierces

/tɪərsɪz/ /tɪrˌses/

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noun

Tercia, la tercera hora del día

The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).

Examples :

"The farmers began their work in the fields at tierces, hoping to finish before the midday heat. "

Los agricultores comenzaron su trabajo en los campos a tercia, esperando terminar antes del calor del mediodía.

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noun

El servicio designado para esta hora

The service appointed for this hour.

Examples :

"The church bells announced the tierces, signaling the midday service was about to begin. "

Las campanas de la iglesia anunciaron el servicio designado para esta hora, indicando que el servicio del mediodía estaba a punto de comenzar.

religion service time

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El derecho de una viuda, donde no tiene una provisión convencional, a un usufructo de un tercio de la propiedad hereditaria del marido.

A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

Examples :

"Since her husband died without a will and left her with no other means of support, the widow claimed her tierces, entitling her to a third of his property's income for the rest of her life. "

Dado que su marido murió sin testamento y no le dejó otros medios de subsistencia, la viuda reclamó su derecho de usufructo, lo que le daba derecho a un tercio de los ingresos de sus bienes por el resto de su vida.

property right family law

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noun

Un tercio

Examples :

"The pie was divided into three equal slices, with each person getting their tierces. "

El pastel se dividió en tres porciones iguales, y cada persona recibió su tercio.

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noun

Tercia, medida de capacidad

A measure of capacity equal to a third of a pipe, or a cask or other vessel holding such a quantity; a cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which wine or salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.

Examples :

"The shipping company used several tierces to transport the rice from the farm to the port. "

La compañía naviera utilizó varias tercias para transportar el arroz de la granja al puerto.

nautical business commerce

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Tercera, la tercera nota de la escala

The third tone of the scale. See mediant.

Examples :

"While learning the musical scale, my teacher explained that the tierces (the third note) often create a feeling of gentle resolution. "

Mientras aprendía la escala musical, mi profesor explicó que las terceras (la tercera nota) a menudo crean una sensación de resolución suave.

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noun

Tercia

A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.

Examples :

""In some card games, holding two tierces significantly improves your chances of winning the hand." "

En algunos juegos de cartas, tener dos tercias mejora significativamente tus posibilidades de ganar la mano.

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noun

La tercera posición defensiva

The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

Examples :

"The fencing instructor explained that the tierces position requires the sword hand to be held at waist level, with the point of the blade pointed at head height. "

El instructor de esgrima explicó que la tercera posición defensiva requiere que la mano de la espada se mantenga a la altura de la cintura, con la punta de la hoja apuntando a la altura de la cabeza.

position sport military weapon

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noun

Una pieza ordinaria que cubre el tercio izquierdo o derecho del campo de un escudo o bandera

An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.

Examples :

"The heraldry book showed shields divided into three vertical sections, each of the side sections being called tierces. "

El libro de heráldica mostraba escudos divididos en tres secciones verticales, llamándose tierces a cada una de las secciones laterales.

heraldry title color

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Tercia, un sesentavo de segundo

One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. (Also known as a third.)

Examples :

"The scientist measured the reaction time to the nearest tierce, finding it to be 0.0001667 seconds. "

El científico midió el tiempo de reacción a la tercia más cercana, encontrando que era de 0,0001667 segundos.

time math number unit