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1 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.) annar, auka2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) annar3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) auka-/varalið, b-lið2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) annar3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) annar2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) aðstoðarmaður4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) styðja5. noun(a secondary school.) framhaldsskóli- 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.) sekúnda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) augnablik, andartak -
2 second-class
1) (of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality: a second-class restaurant; He gained a second-class honours degree in French.) annars flokks2) ((for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part: a second-class passenger; His ticket is second-class; ( also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class.) annars farrÿmis -
3 second-best
noun, adjective (next after the best; not the best: She wore her second-best hat; I want your best work - your second-best is not good enough.) næstskástur/-bestur -
4 second lieutenant
(a person of the rank below lieutenant: Second Lieutenant Jones.) undirlautinant -
5 second etc place
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) í fyrsta (öðru o.s.frv.) lagi -
6 second sight
(the power of seeing into the future or into other mysteries: They asked a woman with second sight where the dead body was.) skyggnigáfa -
7 second thoughts
(a change of opinion, decision etc: I'm having second thoughts about selling the piano.) skipta um skoðun, hugsa sig um -
8 second to none
(better than every other of the same type: As a portrait painter, he is second to none.) bestur -
9 second-hand
adjective (previously used by someone else: second-hand clothes.) notaður -
10 second-rate
adjective (inferior: The play was pretty second-rate.) annars flokks, lélegur -
11 second cousin
(a child of one's parent's first cousin or a child of one's first cousin.) þremenningar -
12 at second hand
(through or from another person: I heard the news at second hand.) ekki fenginn frá fyrstu hendi -
13 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) verða undir -
14 every second week
((on or during) alternate weeks, months etc: He comes in every second day.) annan hvorn -
15 split second
(a fraction of a second.) sekúndubrot -
16 get one's second wind
(to recover one's natural breathing after breathlessness.) jafna sig eftir mæði -
17 vice-
(second in rank and acting as deputy for: the Vice-President; the vice-chairman.) vara-, undir- -
18 accent
1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) áhersla2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) áherslumerki3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) áhersla4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) framburður2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) leggja áherslu á -
19 alternate
1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) skiptast á, hafa til skiptis2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) sem skiptist á2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) annar hver•- alternation -
20 alternative
[o:l'tə:nətiv] 1. adjective(offering a choice of a second possibility: An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.) sem um er að velja, annar (kostur)2. noun(a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities: You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you; I don't like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?) valkostur
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