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1 second-best
تَالٍ لِلأَفْضَل مُبَاشَرَةً \ second-best: not the best; next after the best: My second-best suit is good enough for wearing to work. \ ثَان في الجَوْدَة \ second-best: not the best; next after the best: My second-best suit is good enough for wearing to work. -
2 second-best
noun, adjectivenext after the best; not the best:الثّاني في الأفْضَلِيَّهI want your best work – your second-best is not good enough.
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3 come off second best
to be the loser in a struggle:الخاسِرThat cat always comes off second best in a fight.
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4 best
best1〈 het〉♦voorbeelden:zijn uiterste best doen • try as hard as one canop zijn best • at besthij is op zijn best • he is at his bestze is op haar best (gekleed) • she looks her bestten beste keren • turn to advantageeen mening ten beste geven • volunteer an opinion————————best2♦voorbeelden:beste maatjes zijn met • be very thick withje bent een bovenste beste • you're fantasticPeter ziet er niet al te best uit • Peter is looking the worse for wearzij kwam als de beste uit de bus • she came out bestdat kan de beste overkomen • that can happen to the best of ushij kan koken als de beste • he can cook like the best of themop een na de beste • the second bestop twee na de beste • the third besthet beste van iets hopen • hope for the besthet beste van iets maken • make the best of somethinghet beste ermee! • good luck!; 〈 bij ziekte ook〉 best wishes!zo is het maar het beste • it's better like thiszij is er relatief het beste aan toe • compared to the others, she has the best of itik wil alleen het beste van het beste • only the best is good enough for mede eerste, de beste die nu nog z'n mond opendoet, krijgt een dreun • the first person to open his mouth is in for ithij overnacht niet in het eerste het beste hotel • he doesn't stay at just any (old) hotelII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [overtreffende trap van ‘goed’] best2 [uitstekend] fine3 [om ontkenning tegen te spreken; stellige overtuiging] sure4 [afzwakking] quite5 [erkenning] really♦voorbeelden:jij kent hem het beste • you know him bestik kan me dat best voorstellen • I can very well imagine thatkomt hij niet? best! • he's not coming? fine!wil je niet? mij best! • not interested? it's your choice!/if that's the way you want it!het zal best lukken • it's going to work out all righthet is eigenlijk best wel een goede film • actually quite a reasonable filmdat zou best kunnen • that's quite possibleze zou best willen … • she wouldn't mind … -
5 second-class
adjective1) of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality:من الدَّرَجَة الثّانِيَهHe gained a second-class honours degree in French.
2) (for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part:دَرَجَة ثانِيَه( also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class.
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6 Best Transmission Second
Telecommunications: BTSУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Best Transmission Second
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7 nest best
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8 meilleur second rôle masculin/féminin
best supporting actor/actressDictionnaire Français-Anglais > meilleur second rôle masculin/féminin
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9 второсортный
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10 druhý nejlepší
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11 næstskástur/-bestur
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12 gotovo najbolji
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13 el mejor después del primero
• second bestDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > el mejor después del primero
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14 onaj koji je odmah iza najboljeg
• second-bestСрпски-Енглески Технички речник > onaj koji je odmah iza najboljeg
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15 onaj koji je odmah iza najboljeg
• second-bestSerbian-English dictionary > onaj koji je odmah iza najboljeg
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16 второго сорта
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17 второсортный
Русско-английский словарь по пищевой промышленности > второсортный
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18 druhý najlepší
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19 drugouvrščen
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20 pis-aller
Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > pis-aller
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second best — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ next after the best. ► NOUN ▪ a less adequate or less desirable alternative … English terms dictionary
second best — index poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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second\ best — I. noun Something that is lower than or not quite as good as the best. Tom liked the deluxe model bicycle; but he could afford only a second best. Joan chose the best and Mary had to take the second best. There were ten boys in the race. Jack won … Словарь американских идиом
second-best — {adj.} Next to best; second in rank. * /Mary wore her second best dress./ * /Bob was the second best player on the team./ * / I am the second best student in this school because I was second best in the Milwaukee competition. / … Dictionary of American idioms
second-best — {adj.} Next to best; second in rank. * /Mary wore her second best dress./ * /Bob was the second best player on the team./ * / I am the second best student in this school because I was second best in the Milwaukee competition. / … Dictionary of American idioms
second-best — adj Next to best; second in rank. Mary wore her second best dress. Bob was the second best player on the team. I am the second best student in this school because I was second best in the Milwaukee competition … Словарь американских идиом