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1 secondary
1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) δευτεροβάθμιος2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) δευτερεύων,κατώτερος -
2 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) δεύτερος2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) δεύτερος,ακόμα ένας3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) δεύτερος/τσικό2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) δεύτερος3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) δεύτερος σε κατάταξη βαθμολογίας2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) βοηθός πυγμάχου4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) υποστηρίζω5. noun(a secondary school.)- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) δευτερόλεπτο2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) στιγμή -
3 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) μικρός,ασήμαντος,δευτερεύων2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) παρακολουθώ επιλεγόμενο (δευτερεύον) μάθημα3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) ανήλικος- minority- be in the minority
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