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Ⅰ.second1 ['sekənd]seconde ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h) second ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a), 2 (b) deuxième ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a), 2 (b) en seconde place ⇒ 3 (a) deuxièmement ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun(a) (unit of time) seconde f;∎ the ambulance arrived within seconds l'ambulance est arrivée en quelques secondes∎ I'll be with you in a second je serai à vous dans un instant;∎ I'll only be a second j'en ai seulement pour deux secondes;∎ just a or half a second! une seconde!(d) (in order) second(e) m,f, deuxième mf;∎ I was the second to arrive je suis arrivé deuxième ou le deuxième;∎ to come a close second (in race) être battu de justesse∎ seconds out! soigneurs hors du ring!∎ in second en seconde∎ an upper/lower second une licence avec mention bien/assez bien∎ major/minor second seconde f majeure/mineure∎ every second person une personne sur deux;∎ Charles the Second Charles Deux ou II;∎ the second of March le deux mars;∎ for the second time pour la deuxième fois;∎ to be second in command (in hierarchy) être deuxième dans la hiérarchie; Military commander en second;∎ he's second in line for promotion il sera le second à bénéficier d'une promotion;∎ he's second in line for the throne c'est le deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône;∎ Grammar in the second person singular/plural à la deuxième personne du singulier/pluriel;∎ his wife took second place to his career sa femme venait après sa carrière;∎ and in the second place… (in demonstration, argument) et en deuxième lieu…;∎ it's second nature to her c'est une seconde nature chez elle;∎ he's second only to his teacher as a violinist en tant que violoniste, il n'y a que son professeur qui le surpasse ou qui lui soit supérieur;∎ as a goalkeeper, he's second to none comme gardien de but, il n'a pas son pareil;∎ her short stories are second to none ses nouvelles sont inégalées ou sans pareil(b) (another, additional) deuxième, second, autre;∎ a second Camus/Churchill un nouveau Camus/Churchill;∎ he was given a second chance (in life) on lui a accordé une seconde chance (dans la vie);∎ you are unlikely to get a second chance to join the team il est peu probable que l'on vous propose à nouveau de faire partie de l'équipe;∎ to take a second helping se resservir;∎ would you like a second helping/a second cup? en reprendrez-vous (un peu/une goutte)?;∎ can I have a second helping of meat? est-ce que je peux reprendre de la viande?;∎ they have a second home in France ils ont une résidence secondaire en France;∎ France is my second home la France est ma seconde patrie;∎ I'd like a second opinion (said by doctor) je voudrais prendre l'avis d'un confrère; (said by patient) je voudrais consulter un autre médecin;∎ I need a second opinion on these results j'aimerais avoir l'avis d'un tiers sur ces résultats;∎ to have second thoughts avoir des doutes, hésiter;∎ are you having second thoughts? est-ce que vous hésitez?;∎ he left his family without a second thought il a quitté sa famille sans réfléchir ou sans se poser de questions;∎ on second British thoughts or American thought I'd better go myself réflexion faite, il vaut mieux que j'y aille moi-même3 adverb(a) (in order) en seconde place;∎ to come second (in race) arriver en seconde position;∎ she arrived second (at party, meeting) elle est arrivée la deuxième;∎ the horse came second to Juniper's Lad le cheval s'est classé deuxième derrière Juniper's Lad∎ he's the second oldest player in the team après le doyen de l'équipe c'est lui le plus vieux;∎ the second largest/second richest le second par la taille/second par le revenu;∎ the second largest city in the world/in Portugal la deuxième ville du monde/du Portugal(c) (secondly) en second lieu, deuxièmement∎ I'll second that! je suis d'accord!∎ are there any seconds? il y a du rab?►► second ballot deuxième tour m;second base (in baseball) deuxième base f;1 nounpis-aller m inv;∎ I refuse to make do with second best je refuse de me contenter d'un pis-aller;∎ she knew she would never be more than second best (in person's affection) elle savait qu'elle ne serait jamais plus qu'un second choix; (athlete) elle savait qu'elle serait toujours deuxième2 adverb∎ to come off second best être battu, se faire battre;second childhood gâtisme m, seconde enfance f;∎ he's in his second childhood il est retombé en enfance;Railways second class seconde f (classe f);Religion the Second Coming le second avènement du Messie;second cousin cousin(e) m,f issu(e) de germains;British second eleven (in soccer, cricket) équipe f de réserve (dans le cadre scolaire ou amateur);Cars second gear seconde f;Sport second half deuxième mi-temps f inv;second hand (of watch, clock) aiguille f des secondes, trotteuse f;second language deuxième langue f;Journalism second lead gros titre m de deuxième ordre;second lieutenant (in army) ≃ sous-lieutenant m; Belgian & Swiss ≃ lieutenant m; (in air force) ≃ sous-lieutenant m;second name nom m de famille;Nautical second officer (officier m en) second m;second row (in rugby) deuxième ligne f;second showing deuxième représentation f;second sight seconde ou double vue f;∎ to have second sight avoir un don de double vue;Military second strike seconde frappe f, deuxième frappe f;Sport second team équipe f de réserve;second teeth deuxième dentition f, dentition f définitive;Music second violin deuxième violon mⅡ.second2 [sɪ'kɒnd]∎ she was seconded to the UN elle a été détachée à l'ONU;∎ Peter was seconded for service abroad Peter a été envoyé en détachement à l'étranger -
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décroissant(e); (price, quality, value) en baisseACCOUNTANCY diminishing balance (method) amortissement m linéaire;ECONOMICS diminishing marginal product produit m marginal décroissant;ECONOMICS diminishing returns rendements m pl décroissants;∎ law of diminishing returns loi f des rendements décroissantsNorman Price, one of the industrialists seconded to the DTI's future and innovation unit, which carried out the survey, said there was a danger that companies invested in their established businesses at the expense of new activities. Increased capital investment in mature business might bring productivity improvements, but such investment was subject to the law of diminishing returns.
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1 nounseconds articles m pl défectueuxsecond of exchange deuxième m de changesecond(e), deuxièmeFINANCE second debenture obligation f de deuxième rang;FINANCE second endorser tierce porteur m;FINANCE second mortgage deuxième hypothèque f;second quarter (of year) deuxième trimestre m(employee) détacher, envoyer en détachement;∎ she's been seconded to head office elle a été détachée au siège social -
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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.) deuxième, second2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) deuxième3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) deuxième2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) deuxième3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) deuxième2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) soigneur/-euse4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) appuyer5. noun(a secondary school.) (école) secondaire- 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.) seconde2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) seconde
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