un tercio

one third

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phrase Uncommon #26,246
one third Used for a fraction or a portion of a whole.
SP: Un tercio de la pizza es suficiente.
EN: One third of the pizza is enough.

Ambos motores adelante a un tercio.

Both engines forward at one-third speed.

— El Submarino (1981)

Motores principales a un tercio.

Main engines at one third.

— El Submarino (1981)

Hay un tercio del país sin trabajo.

There is a third of the country without work.

Me di cuenta de que habían subido sus precios de venta en un tercio.

I realized they had raised their sale prices by a third.

Si vas en autobús, puedes llegar allí en más o menos un tercio del tiempo.

If you go by bus, you can get there in about a third of the time.

Motores a un tercio.

Engines at one third.

— El Submarino (1981)

Un tercio es menos que un medio.

One third is less than one half.

A toda máquina a un tercio.

Full speed ahead at one-third throttle.

— El Submarino (1981)