English–French

“tercio” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/tɛʁsjo/

Example

Au XVIe siècle, le tercio formait une puissante unité d'infanterie.

In the 16th century, the tercio formed a powerful infantry unit.

Illustration for tercio (tercio)

How to say “tercio” in French

“Tercio” in French is tercio.

A powerful early-modern Spanish infantry unit arranged as a dense mixed formation of melee weapons and guns.

Full entry for tercio: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with tercio

Tu sais ce que signifie tercio ?

Do you know what tercio means?

Tips for using tercio

  • In French, tercio mainly belongs to historical and military writing, while context is needed if it appears in discussions of bullfighting's third stage.

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