fifth

the ordinal number that shows the position of something or someone in a sequence, coming after fourth and before sixth

quinto (ordinal), cinco (cardinal)

• the fifth [person/thing]

Collocations fifth place · fifth anniversary

• She won the fifth prize.

  Ella ganó el quinto premio.

a note that is five notes above or below a given note in the scale of C major, D minor, etc.

quinto (en música)

• the fifth [note]

Collocations fifth note · perfect fifth

• The interval between C and G is a perfect fifth.

  El intervalo entre Do y Sol es un quinto perfecto.

one of five equal parts into which something can be divided

quinta parte, una quinta (de algo)

• a fifth [of something]

Collocations a fifth of the total · a fifth share

• He owns a fifth of the company.

  Él posee una quinta parte de la empresa.

a small glass containing about one-fifth of a pint (about 56 ml) of beer or spirits, especially whisky

vaso pequeño de licor o cerveza

• a fifth [of alcohol]

Collocations fifth of beer · fifth of whisky

• He ordered a fifth of whisky.

  Él pidió un vaso pequeño de whisky.

a chord consisting of five notes, usually the root note and its fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth above it

acorde de quinto (en música)

• the fifth [chord]

Collocations fifth chord · perfect fifth

• The song uses a lot of fifths.

  La canción usa muchos acordes de quinto.

a musical instrument, such as the French horn or bassoon, that is played by blowing into it and pressing keys or valves to change the pitch of the sound

instrumento de viento (en música)

• the fifth [instrument]

Collocations fifth instrument · French horn

• The orchestra includes a French horn as the fifth instrument.

  La orquesta incluye un cuerno francés como el quinto instrumento.

the fifth string of a guitar, violin, etc., which is the lowest in pitch and usually tuned to C or G

cuerda de quinto (en música)

• the fifth [string]

Collocations fifth string · lowest pitch

• The bass guitar has a fifth string.

  La guitarra de bajo tiene una cuerda de quinto.

the fifth note of the scale, which is five notes above or below a given note in the scale of C major, D minor, etc.

quinto (en música)

• the fifth [note]

Collocations fifth note · perfect fifth

• The interval between C and G is a perfect fifth.

  El intervalo entre Do y Sol es un quinto perfecto.