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Meanings of
third gear
in English
Portuguese
terceira
Catalan
tercera
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The third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle.
third
Portuguese
terceira
Usage of
third gear
in English
1
You could try to pop-start it in second, maybe even
third
gear
.
2
Arkady put the car into
third
gear
as two hubcaps rolled freely alongside.
3
Sad to relate, the director's latest film never gets itself above
third
gear
.
4
The grade eased a little and she shifted cautiously back to
third
gear
.
5
The salesman told him it would go eighty miles an hour in
third
gear
.
6
Slip one into
third
gear
and let rip along, say, Essex Street in Temple Bar.
7
On top of this, Rhonda, after shifting into
third
gear
,
was running a hand up her thigh.
8
So the diesel four-wheel drive is beginning to choke, because you never get it out of
third
gear
.
9
Andy's car was going the limit on
third
gear
,
but he still had the fourth gear in reserve.
10
This thing has got so much torque that initially I didn't realize I pulled away in
third
gear
!
11
After all, by the time the protagonists have got the car into
third
gear
they'll have reached their destination.
12
They may be the only team ever to have won it without needing to get out of
third
gear
.
13
The singer says the restrictions of the costume left him "stuck in
third
gear
"
during his performances.
14
But against Osaka it wasn't clear if
third
gear
would be enough -or if fourth is even there anymore.
15
Neither is director Robert Falls in top form, as he's never able to kick the proceedings out of
third
gear
.
16
Even in
third
gear
,
he was capable of delivering more finely honed tension than any Hollywood director of his generation.
Other examples for "third gear"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
third
gear
third
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
third gear
Portuguese
terceira
Catalan
tercera
Third gear
through the time