English-German translation for "three"

"three" German translation

three

[θriː]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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drei
  • drei
    three
    three
  • three → see „R“
    three → see „R“
examples
  • a boy of three (years)
    ein dreijähriger Junge
    a boy of three (years)

three

[θriː]noun | Substantiv s

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Drei drei Uhr Dreier dreiprozentige Papiere
  • Dreifeminine | Femininum f
    three number, card, on diceet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    three number, card, on diceet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • three → see „rule of three“
    three → see „rule of three“
examples
  • three of hearts
    Herzdrei
    three of hearts
  • drei Uhr
    three three o’clock
    three three o’clock
examples
  • at three-twenty
    um 3 Uhr 20
    at three-twenty
  • Dreiermasculine | Maskulinum m
    three in figure skating
    three in figure skating
  • dreiprozentige Papiereplural | Plural pl
    three commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCH familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg <plural | Pluralpl>
    three commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCH familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg <plural | Pluralpl>
to lay three covers
3 Gedecke auflegen
to lay three covers
three several occasions
drei verschiedene Gelegenheiten
three several occasions
three even shares
drei gleiche Anteile
three even shares
he has got three months
er hat drei Monate (Gefängnis) gekriegt
he has got three months
three lines
3 Anschlüsse
three lines
three times three
selten dreimal wiederholtes dreifaches Hoch
three times three
three at a time
three at a time
for three consecutive weeks
for three consecutive weeks
three (multiplied) by four
three (multiplied) by four
to shoot three miles
to shoot three miles
three mortal hours
drei endlose Stunden
three mortal hours
(nought) point three
null Komma drei (0,3)
(nought) point three
three dozen apples
drei Dutzend Äpfel
three dozen apples
the next three
die nächsten drei
the next three
half three
dreieinhalb (Faden)
half three
three of us
drei von uns
zu dritt
three of us
a three days’ journey
eine dreitägige Reise
a three days’ journey
three days from London
drei Tagereisen von London entfernt
three days from London
three parts
three parts
Doch im Unterschied zu ihm war ich die letzten drei Wochen in Ayr, direkt vor Ort.
But, unlike him, I have been in Ayr for the last three weeks, on the doorstep.
Source: Europarl
Aber ich möchte auch drei Dinge ansprechen, die man vielleicht mitbedenken müßte.
However, I should like to raise three points which perhaps merit our attention.
Source: Europarl
Ich möchte noch auf zwei, drei ganz offensichtliche Punkte eingehen.
I would make two or three other very simple points.
Source: Europarl
Ich möchte noch drei präzise Fragen an Sie richten:
I have three specific questions that I would like to ask you:
Source: Europarl
Ich möchte besonders auf drei Punkte hinweisen.
I would like to draw your attention to three specific points.
Source: Europarl
Es handelte sich hauptsächlich um drei Arten von Beschlüssen, und auf sie möchte ich eingehen.
These were essentially of three types which I will describe.
Source: Europarl
Seit Amsterdam stehen drei Begriffe im Mittelpunkt: Komplementarität, Koordinierung und Kohärenz.
Since Amsterdam, three terms have taken centre stage: complementarity, coordination and cohesion.
Source: Europarl
Während der nächsten dreiviertel Stunden wurde kein Wort gesprochen.
Hardly a word was said during the next three-quarters of an hour.
Source: Books
Er sagte, er könne höchstens noch drei Tage leben.
He says he can't live more than three days.
Source: Books
Ich gebe Ihnen drei Beispiele dafür.
Let me give you three examples.
Source: Europarl
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