tercer trimestre
/teɾθeɾ tɾimestɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'third quarter' is translated into Spanish as tercer trimestre.
This phrase refers to the third three-month period of a calendar or fiscal year. In some regions, you may also hear El tercer período used interchangeably to describe this time frame.
What does it mean word for word?
The word trimestre is a compound of tri- (meaning three) and mes (meaning month), literally translating to a three-month period.
Which one should you use?
While cuarto can mean 'quarter', trimestre is the standard term when discussing fiscal or calendar periods. In contrast, cuarto is more commonly used when referring to fractions of a whole or periods in sports, such as in basketball.
Is it said differently in some regions?
El tercer trimestre is the primary way to express this term in Spain and most Spanish-speaking countries.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective tercero (third) shortens to tercer when it is placed immediately before a masculine singular noun such as trimestre.
How do you pronounce it?
/teɾθeɾ tɾimestɾe/
Did you know?
- The word trimestre is used in medical contexts to describe the three stages of pregnancy, such as the tercer trimestre.
- In Spanish universities, the academic year is often split into cuatrimestres, which are four-month periods rather than the three-month trimestres used in business.
- If you want to describe a period of three years instead of three months, Spanish uses a different word entirely: trienio.
Examples in context
- En el tercer trimestre el crecimiento del GNP fue un uno por ciento mayor que en trimestre anterior.The third quarter GNP growth was 1% over the preceding quarter.This sentence shows how to use tercer trimestre when discussing economic growth.Tatoeba #2419031 by wallebot, translation #276020 by CK
- Según el informe financiero, los ingresos aumentaron en el tercer trimestre.According to the financial report, the revenue increased in the third quarter.
- En el tercer cuarto del partido, el equipo local anotó tres goles.In the third quarter of the game, the home team scored three goals.
- Las ventas aumentarán en el tercer trimestre.Sales will increase in the third quarter.
- Debemos presentar los informes en el tercer trimestre.We must present the reports in the third quarter.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are discussing the company's financial schedule in an office.
- Alejandro¿Cuándo es la reunión de resultados?When is the results meeting?
- LucíaSerá durante el tercer trimestre.It will be during the third quarter.
- AlejandroPerfecto, lo anotaré en mi agenda.Perfect, I will note it in my agenda.
- LucíaMuy bien, Alejandro.Very well, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
