third wheel
Noun
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Noun
third wheel (plural third wheels)
- (idiomatic) A person or thing that serves no useful purpose.
- (idiomatic) An unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date.
- fifth wheel, gooseberry (British)
- Italian: ultima ruota del carro
- Russian: третий лишний
- German: das fünfte Rad am Wagen
- Italian: terzo incomodo
- Portuguese: vela
- Spanish: sujetavelas (Spain), mal tercio (Mexico), sapo (Cuba), violinista (Latin America), chaperón, paleta
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