How to Say "Trimester" in Spanish

trimestre

/tɾiˈmestɾe/masculine

The English word "trimester" is translated into Spanish as trimestre.

trimestre is a masculine noun used to refer to a period of three months.

Meaning: period of three months (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The prefix tri- in trimestre means "three", just as it does in English.

To form the plural, add an -s to the end to get trimestres. To say "the third trimester", use the phrase el tercer trimestre.

/tɾiˈmestɾe/

The English word 'trimester' can be a 'false friend' if you use it to mean a business 'quarter'. In Spanish, a 'quarter' is a trimestre, whereas using the word cuarto would incorrectly imply a fourth part of something or a physical room.
In many Spanish-speaking academic systems, the term for a school term is not a 'trimester' at all, but a cuatrimestre, which refers to a four-month period. This can lead to significant scheduling confusion for English speakers.
If you are discussing grades or school cycles, you might encounter bimestres instead of trimestres. This refers to two-month periods, a common division in many Latin American school calendars.

Nuestro programa de estudios se divide en tres trimestres académicos.
Our academic program is divided into three academic trimesters.
El primer trimestre del año es muy ocupado.
The first trimester of the year is very busy.
Debemos revisar los resultados de este trimestre.
We must review the results of this trimester.
Ese proyecto terminará en el próximo trimestre.
That project will finish in the next trimester.

Javier and Lucía are discussing their school grades.

Javier

Lucía, ¿ya tienes las notas del trimestre?
Lucía, do you have the trimester grades yet?
Lucía

Sí, Javier, me fue muy bien.
Yes, Javier, I did very well.
Javier

Yo necesito estudiar más el próximo trimestre.
I need to study more next trimester.
Lucía

Podemos estudiar juntos entonces.
We can study together then.

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