a second-hand idea

second-hand machinery — подержанная техника, подержанное машинное оборудование

second-hand farm machinery — подержанная сельскохозяйственная техника

second-hand seller — продавец подержанных товаров

second-hand idea — заимствованная идея

second-hand information — информация не из первых рук

buying a product second hand will normally save you a lot of money off of the standard new retail price — приобретение подержанного товара обычно позволяет сэкономить значительную сумму по сравнению с розничной ценой нового товара

he had a second cup of tea — se tomó otra taza de té

he won't do that a second time — no lo volverá a hacer

to give somebody a second chance — darle* a alguien otra oportunidad

our service is second to none — nuestro servicio es insuperable

I leave on the second (of the month) — me voy el (día) dos

work comes second, family first — la familia está antes que el trabajo

the second tallest boy in the class — el chico que le sigue al más alto de la clase

the second highest building — el segundo edificio en altura

it doesn't take a second — no lleva ni un segundo, es cosa de un segundo

he finished a good/poor second — quedó en un honroso/deslucido segundo lugar

to second somebody (to something) — trasladar a alguien temporalmente (a algo)

they have a second home in Oxford — tienen otra casa en Oxford, en Oxford tienen una segunda vivienda

will you have a second cup? — ¿quieres otra taza?

you won't get a second chance — no tendrás otra oportunidad

for some of us swimming is not second nature — para muchos de nosotros nadar no es algo que nos salga hacer de forma natural

violence was second nature to him — la violencia era parte de su naturaleza

he had practised until it had become second nature — había practicado hasta que le salía con naturalidad

I didn't give it a second thought — no volví a pensar en ello

to have second thoughts (about sth/about doing sth) — tener sus dudas (sobre algo/si hacer algo)

I'm having second thoughts about hiring him — tengo mis dudas sobre si contratarle

on second thoughts... — pensándolo bien...

fatherhood second time around has not been easy for him — volver a ser padre no le ha resultado fácil

Bath is second only to Glasgow as a tourist attraction — Bath es la atracción turística más popular aparte de Glasgow, solo Glasgow gana en popularidad a Bath como atracción turística

I played second clarinet — era segundo clarinete

in popularity polls he came second only to Nelson Mandela — en los sondeos era el segundo más popular por detrás de Nelson Mandela

the second tallest building in the world — el segundo edificio más alto del mundo

the second largest fish — el segundo pez en tamaño, el segundo mayor pez

this is the second largest city in Spain — ocupa la segunda posición entre las ciudades más grandes de España

studying for his exams comes a poor second to playing football — prepararse los exámenes no tiene ni de lejos la importancia que tiene jugar al fútbol

I feel I come a poor second in my husband's affections to our baby daughter — tengo la sensación de que mi marido vuelca todo su cariño en la pequeña y a mí me tiene olvidada

seconds out! — ¡segundos fuera!

will you have seconds? — ¿quieres más?

I went back for seconds — volví a repetir

he's in his second childhood — está en su segunda infancia

English as a second language — inglés como segunda lengua

the second person singular/plural — la segunda persona del singular/plural

I'll be with you in (just) a second — un momento y estoy contigo

the operation is timed to a split second — la operación está concebida con la mayor precisión en cuanto al tiempo

he had a second cup of tea — se tomó otra taza de té

he won't do that a second time — no lo volverá a hacer

to give somebody a second chance — darle* a alguien otra oportunidad

our service is second to none — nuestro servicio es insuperable

I leave on the second (of the month) — me voy el (día) dos

work comes second, family first — la familia está antes que el trabajo

the second tallest boy in the class — el chico que le sigue al más alto de la clase

the second highest building — el segundo edificio en altura

it doesn't take a second — no lleva ni un segundo, es cosa de un segundo

he finished a good/poor second — quedó en un honroso/deslucido segundo lugar

to second somebody (to something) — trasladar a alguien temporalmente (a algo)

une idée de cadeau — an idea for a present

il y a de l'idée dans ce projet — there are some good ideas in the project

avoir de l'idée — to be inventive

avoir une idée derrière la tête — to have something in mind

il n'a qu'une idée en tête, apprendre à piloter — all he can think about is learning to fly

j'ai ma petite idée sur le sujet — I have my own theory about that

avoir idée que — to think that

se faire une haute idée de — to think a lot of

se faire des idées — to imagine things

avoir les idées larges — to be broad-minded

ça te changera les idées — it'll take your mind off things

changer d'idée — to change one's mind

faire à son idée — to do as one thinks best

avoir dans l'idée que — to have an idea that

avoir dans l'idée de faire — to plan to do

il n'est venu à l'idée de personne de faire — nobody has thought of doing

il ne leur viendrait jamais à l'idée de faire — it would never occur to them to do

tu ne m'ôteras pas de l'idée que... — I still think that...

il s'est mis dans l'idée de faire — he's taken it into his head to do

C'est une bonne idée. — It's a good idea.

Tu as une idée à ce sujet? — Have you got an opinion on this?

avoir les idées larges — to be broad-minded

à l'idée de — at the idea of, at the thought of

à l'idée que — at the idea that, at the thought that

Il s'inquiétait à l'idée qu'elle devrait rentrer tard le soir. — He was worried by the thought that she would have to come home late at night.

se faire des idées — to imagine things

venir à l'idée de qn — to occur to sb

avoir dans l'idée que — to have an idea that

avoir idée que — to have an idea that

je n'en ai pas la moindre idée — I haven't the faintest idea

avoir une idée de qch — to have some idea of sth

As-tu une idée du prix que ça coûte? — Have you got any idea how much it costs?

donner une idée de qch à qn; Pourrais-tu me donner une idée de ce que cela implique? — Can you give me some idea what it involves?

en voilà des idées! — the very idea!

in seconda fila — in the second row

in secondo luogo — in the second place

prendi la seconda strada a destra — take the second street on the right

si è classificato al secondo posto — he came second

il suo disco è secondo in classifica — his record is number two in the charts

figlio di seconde nozze — son by a second marriage

passare a seconde nozze — to remarry, marry for a second time

Carlo secondo — Charles the Second

un albergo di second'ordine — a second-class hotel

un biglietto di seconda classe — a second class ticket

viaggiare in seconda classe — to travel second-class

una moto di seconda mano — a second-hand motorbike

avere un secondo fine — to have an ulterior motive

un minuto e dieci secondi — one minute and ten seconds

aspetta un secondo! — wait a moment!

un secondo, arrivo subito! — I won't be a minute!

come secondo vorrei del salmone alla griglia — I'd like grilled salmon for my main course

sei il secondo che me lo dice — you're the second person to tell me that

secondo lui — according to him, in his opinion

secondo me — in my opinion

secondo me dovresti scrivergli — in my opinion you should write to him

secondo il giornale quel film è da non perdere — according to the paper that film shouldn't be missed

secondo le mie possibilità — according to my means

tutto sta andando secondo i piani — everything's going according to plan

il Vangelo secondo Matteo — the Gospel according to St Matthew

secondo la legge/quanto si era deciso — in accordance with the law/the decision taken

agire secondo coscienza — to follow one's conscience

secondo atto, premio — second act, prize

nel secondo capitolo — in chapter two

il secondo uomo più ricco del mondo — the second-richest man in the world

in un secondo tempo — subsequently

non essere secondo a nessuno — to be second to none

di -a qualità — defective, of inferior quality, reject

avere una -a occasione — to have a second chance

il secondo Novecento — the latter part of the 20th century

-a persona singolare, plurale — second person singular, plural

cugino secondo — second cousin, cousin once removed

figli di secondo letto — children of the second marriage

il secondo canale — channel two

in primo luogo... e in secondo luogo... — for one thing... and for another

quello in secondo piano sono io — that's me in the background

essere, passare in secondo piano — to be in, to fade into the background

il secondo della lista — the second in the list

il primo è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former is simple, the latter is complex

senza -i fini — without any ulterior motive

secondo violino — second violin

- a visione — rerun

secondo me — according to me, in my opinion

secondo me sta per piovere — I think it's going to rain

secondo gli esperti — in the experts' opinion

il Vangelo secondo... — the Gospel according to

secondo le loro abitudini — as they usually do

tutto procede secondo i piani — everything is proceeding according to plan

giocare secondo le regole — to play by the rules

l'idea, la teoria secondo cui — the idea, the theory that

ragionare secondo schemi fissi — to follow set patterns

donate secondo le vostre possibilità — please give what you can afford

secondo le circostanze, il caso — depending on the circumstances, as the case may be

deciderà secondo il suo umore — his decision will depend on his mood

secondo quanto mi ha detto — from what he said

secondo come, dove — it depends how, where

secondo che — depending on whether

¡quítate esa ropa tan sucia! — take those dirty clothes off!

siempre lleva ropa pasada de moda — he always wears old-fashioned clothes

voy a cambiarme de ropa — I'm going to change (my clothes)

tender la ropa — to hang out the washing

ropa de cama — bed linen

ropa de deporte — sportswear

ropa de mesa — table linen

ropa interior — underwear

cambiarse de ropa — to get changed, to change (one's clothes)

la ropa sucia — the dirty laundry

ropa usada — secondhand clothes

tengo un montón de ropa para planchar — I've got a stack of ironing to do

comprar la ropa hecha — to buy ready-to-wear clothes

iba ligera de ropa(s) — she was scantily clad

la ropa sucia se lava en casa — one shouldn't wash one's dirty linen in public

cambiarse de ropa — to get changed, to change (one's clothes)

la ropa sucia — the dirty laundry

ropa usada — secondhand clothes

tengo un montón de ropa para planchar — I've got a stack of ironing to do

comprar la ropa hecha — to buy ready-to-wear clothes

iba ligera de ropa(s) — she was scantily clad

la ropa sucia se lava en casa — one shouldn't wash one's dirty linen in public

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

ya, pero... — yes, but...

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone