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1. сущ.а) общ. (что-л. или кто-л. по какому-л. критерию занимающее второе место, т. е. следующее сразу за объектом или лицом, занимающим по этому критерию первую позицию; напр., об альтернативном варианте, по предпочтительности следующем сразу за оптимальным вариантом)the second best is to read about another's experience and learn from it — второй по оптимальности вариант — читать о практике других и учиться на их опыте
б) эк. (наилучший достижимый результат после появления в системе каких-л. ограничений)See:2. прил.тж. second-best общ. второй наилучший; субоптимальный (о чем-л. или о ком-л., занимающем по какому-л. критерию вторую позицию)So, who is second best? — Итак, кто на втором месте?
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Adj1. दूसरे दर्जे परHe is the second best officer on this ship.2. मध्यमAfter a long experience, I can say that he is second best.3. पराजितIn a match of India and Australia, India came off second best. -
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adj. l. втор (по најдобриот): He was the second-best scorer on the team Тој беше втор стрелец во екипата2. второкласен3. come off second-best доживува пораз/неуспех4. secondbest clothes секојдневна облека -
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A n I refuse to settle for ou take second best je refuse de me contenter de pis-aller ; as a second best, I suppose it will do je suppose que faute de mieux, cela fera l'affaire.B adv he came off GB ou out US second best il a été largement battu ; in the choice between quality and price, quality often comes off second best quand il faut choisir entre la qualité et le prix, c'est généralement la qualité qui passe après. -
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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.) segundotr[sekənd'best]1 segundo,-a mejor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come off second-best quedar en segundo lugarto settle for second-best conformarse con una segunda alternativa['sekǝnd'best]1.N segundo m2.ADV3.ADJ segundo -
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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.) næstbedst* * *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.) næstbedst -
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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.) nest bestIsubst. \/ˌsek(ə)n(d)ˈbest\/nest beste mulighet, nest beste alternativ, nest beste resultatIIadj. \/ˌsek(ə)n(d)ˈbest\/, foranstilt: \/ˈsek(ə)n(d)best\/nest bestIIIadv. \/ˌsek(ə)n(d)ˈbest\/, foranstilt: \/ˈsek(ə)n(d)best\/nest besthun trakk det korteste strået \/ hun tapte -
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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. -
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1. adjectivezweitbest...2. adverb 3. noun, no pl.Zweitbeste, der/die/das* * *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.) zweitbest* * ** * *1. adjectivezweitbest...2. adverb3. noun, no pl.come off second-best — den kürzeren ziehen (ugs.)
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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.) secondo; di riserva* * *[ˌsɛk(ə)nd'bɛst]1. n2. adv -
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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.) a seguir ao melhor* * *sec.ond-best[sekənd b'est] n o que está em segundo lugar. • adj segundo, logo depois do primeiro. to come off second-best ser o segundo colocado, estar em segundo lugar. -
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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.) drugouvrščen* * *[sékəndbest]1.adjectiveskoraj najboljši, prvi za najboljšim;2.nouncollto come off second-best — biti premagan, krajši konec potegniti, podleči -
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[sɛkənd'bɛst] 1. adj 2. n* * *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.) drugi z kolei, gorszy -
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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 -
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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.) második legjobb -
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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.) ikinci en iyi -
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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.) toiseksi paras -
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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.) ne vislabākais; ikdienas-* * *otršķirīgs -
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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.) antras pagal gerumą -
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näst bäst; andraklass-* * *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.) näst bästa
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