fifth

fifth
fifƟ
noun
1) (one of five equal parts.) fem(te)del
2) ((also adjective) the last of five (people etc ); the next after the fourth.) femte
femte
I
subst. \/fɪfθ\/
1) femtedel
• one fifth of a litre
en femtedels liter
2) femte
• the fifth of April
den femte april
3) (musikk) kvint
4) (bil) femtegir, femte
• put the car in fifth
sette bilen i femte gir
5) (også 1\/5 gallon) 0,76 liter
a fifth of (amer. hverdagslig) en helflaske (med)
• give me a fifth of gin
gi meg en helflaske gin
major fifth (musikk) forstørret kvint
minor fifth (musikk) forminsket kvint
II
adj. \/fɪfθ\/
femte
the Fifth Amendment (jus, amer.) det femte grunnlovstillegget (som sier at ingen kan tvinges til å vitne mot seg selv eller bli anklaget for et lovbrudd som man er frikjent for)
the fifth century 400-tallet, femte århundre
fifth column femtekolonne
fifth columnist femtekolonist, forræder
the fifth commandment forklaring: svarer til det fjerde bud
the fifth floor (britisk) fem trapper opp, sjette etasje (amer.) fire trapper opp, femte etasje
fifth part femtedel
in the fifth place på det femte stedet, for det femte
take the fifth (amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: nekte eller la være å svare på et spørsmål, særlig nekte å uttale seg til en amerikansk rettsinstans ved å påberope seg beskyttelse under den amerikanske grunnlovens 5. tillegg
III
adv. \/fɪfθ\/
femte
• the fifth largest town
den femte største byen

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