eighth

octavo

Que ocupa la posición número ocho en una serie.

En inglés sencillo: In position number eight in a series.

• We live on the eighth floor.
• Today is her eighth birthday.
• He finished the race in eighth place.

Sinónimos: 8th, VIIIth, VIII

Expresiones frecuentes: eighth floor, eighth birthday, eighth place

octavo, octava parte

Una de las ocho partes iguales en que se divide algo.

En inglés sencillo: One of eight equal parts of something.

• Cut the cake into eighths.
• An eighth of the class was absent.
• The line is an eighth of an inch wide.

Cómo se usa: an eighth of something (An eighth of the cake is enough for me.)

Sinónimos: one eighth

Expresiones frecuentes: an eighth of something, one eighth, an eighth inch

octavo

La persona o cosa que viene después de la séptima en una serie.

En inglés sencillo: The person or thing that comes after the seventh in a series.

• Seven runners finished before the eighth arrived.
• She was the eighth in line.
• I liked the first seven songs, but the eighth was dull.

Expresiones frecuentes: the eighth, an eighth, eighth in line