What does tiers in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tiers in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tiers in French.

The word tiers in French means third, third party, triple prime, third party insurance, payment in three instalments, Third-World country, one-third of members to be renewed, the Third Estate, third-party payer, Third World, Third-Worldism, Third-World, Third-Worldist. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tiers

third

nom masculin (partie contenue trois fois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je l'ai eu pour le tiers du prix.
I got it for a third of the price.

third party

nom masculin (personne non impliquée) (legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce débat entre les parties doit être arbitré par un tiers.
The debate between the parties should be arbitrated by a third party.

triple prime

adjectif (maths : qui comporte 3 apostrophes)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La droite d''' (tiers) croise la droite D'' (seconde) en F.
The line d''' (triple prime) crosses the line D'' (second prime) at F.

third party insurance

nom féminin (assurance automobile minimale) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En optant pour une assurance au tiers, il choisit le minimum légal.

payment in three instalments

nom masculin (impôts : paiement par tiers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Third-World country

nom masculin (pays sous développé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pays du tiers-monde sont l'ensemble des pays en carence de développement.

one-third of members to be renewed

locution adjectivale (dont un tiers est renouvelé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the Third Estate

nom masculin (France (représentation politique du peuple)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

third-party payer

nom masculin (France (Soins : avance des frais) (health insurance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le système du tiers-payant permet de ne débourser que la part non remboursée des médicaments.

Third World

nom masculin (pays en voie de développement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'O.N.U. met en place une politique d'aide pour les pays du tiers-monde.

Third-Worldism

nom masculin (mouvement idéologique) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Che-Guevara était une figure du tiers-mondisme.

Third-World

adjectif (relatif au tiers-monde)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Des militants tiers-mondistes manifestaient à l'ouverture du sommet.

Third-Worldist

nom masculin et féminin (partisan du tiers-mondisme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tiers-mondistes cherchent à défendre les intérêts des pays du sud.

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