sixth

sixième

Qui vient après le cinquième et avant le septième dans un ordre donné.

En anglais simple : Coming after the fifth and before the seventh in a series.

• We live on the sixth floor.
• Her sixth birthday is tomorrow.
• He finished sixth in the race.

Synonymes : 6th, mul:VI, VIth

Expressions courantes : sixth place, sixth floor, sixth birthday

sixième

Une des six parts égales d’un tout.

En anglais simple : One of six equal parts of something.

• I ate a sixth of the cake.
• Each child received one sixth of the money.
• Two sixths make one third.

Comment l'utiliser : a sixth of something (A sixth of the land belongs to her.)

Synonymes : mul:⅙

Expressions courantes : a sixth, one sixth, a sixth of

sixième

Personne ou chose qui vient après cinq autres dans une série.

En anglais simple : The person or thing that comes after five others in a series.

• Five guests arrived, and the sixth was late.
• I liked the sixth of her paintings best.
• They printed five books and planned a sixth.

Comment l'utiliser : the sixth of something (This is the sixth of ten planned concerts.)

Expressions courantes : the sixth, a sixth, the sixth of