sixth

sixth
sixth [sɪksθ]
1. adjective
sixième
• Charles the Sixth Charles VI
• the sixth of November le six novembre
2. noun
sixième mf ; ( = fraction) sixième m
• he wrote the letter on the sixth il a écrit la lettre le six
3. adverb
en sixième position
• he came sixth il s'est classé sixième
4. compounds
► sixth form noun (British) (in schools) ≈ classes fpl de première et terminale
• to be in the sixth form ≈ être en première or en terminale ► sixth-form college noun lycée n'ayant que des classes de première et de terminale
► sixth-former, sixth-form pupil noun ≈ élève mf de première or de terminale
► the sixth grade noun (US) (in schools) ≈ le CM2
► sixth sense noun sixième sens m
* * *
[sɪksθ] 1.
noun
1) (in order) sixième mf
2) (of month) six m inv
3) (fraction) sixième m
4) Music sixième f
5) GB School sixth form
2.
adjective, adverb sixième

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