she's like a second mother to me

every second week — jede zweite Woche

second to none — unübertroffen

wait a few seconds — einen Moment warten

a second — noch einer/eine/eins

the second — (in sequence) der/die/das zweite; (in rank) der/die/das Zweite

be the second to arrive — als zweiter/zweite ankommen

the second of May — der zweite Mai

the second [of the month] — der Zweite [des Monats]

a second Goethe every second house — ein zweiter Goethe jedes zweite Haus

every second day/Thursday — jeden zweiten Tag/Donnerstag

to be second — Zweite(r, s) sein

to be second to none — unübertroffen or unerreicht sein

second violin second tenor the second teeth — zweite Geige zweiter Tenor die zweiten or bleibenden Zähne, das bleibende Gebiss

the Müllers' second car — der Zweitwagen der Müllers

England's second city — die zweitwichtigste Stadt Englands

she's like a second mother to me — sie ist wie eine Mutter zu mir

will you have a second cup? — möchten Sie noch eine Tasse?

second time around —

to give sb a second chance — jdm eine zweite or noch eine Chance geben

the second largest house — das zweitgrößte Haus

the speaker against a motion always speaks second — der Gegenredner spricht immer als Zweiter

just a second! — (einen) Augenblick!

it won't take a second — es dauert nicht lange

at that very second — genau in dem Augenblick

the second (in order) — der/die/das Zweite; (in race, class etc) der/die Zweite

to come a poor/good second — einen schlechten/guten zweiten Platz belegen

to come a poor second to sb/sth —

to put a/the car into second — den zweiten Gang einlegen

seconds out! — Ring frei!

there aren't any seconds — es ist nichts mehr da

can I have seconds? — kann ich noch etwas nachbekommen?

this is a second — das ist zweite Wahl

seconds are much cheaper — Waren zweiter Wahl sind viel billiger

every second week — jede zweite Woche

second to none — unübertroffen

wait a few seconds — einen Moment warten

a second — noch einer/eine/eins

the second — (in sequence) der/die/das zweite; (in rank) der/die/das Zweite

be the second to arrive — als zweiter/zweite ankommen

the second of May — der zweite Mai

the second [of the month] — der Zweite [des Monats]

to be second nature — être automatique

to be second to none — être sans pareil

to do something without (giving it) a second thought — faire quelque chose sans réfléchir

on second thoughts — à la réflexion

to have second thoughts about doing — avoir moins envie de faire

chapitre second — chapter two

en seconde lecture — at a second reading

en second lieu — secondly

dans un second temps, nous étudierons... — subsequently, we will study...

c'est à prendre au second degré — it is not to be taken literally

voyager en seconde classe — to travel second class

de second ordre — second-rate

politicien de second plan — minor politician

de second choix — of inferior quality

ma seconde tentative — my second attempt

être dans un état second — to be in a daze

Elle habite au second. — She lives on the second floor.

en second — in second place

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

estaba buscando algo más barato — I was looking for something cheaper

-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"

dura algo así como tres horas — it's about three hours long

sé algo de inglés — I know a little English

nos dieron algo de comer — they gave us something to eat

hay algo de verdad en lo que dicen — there is some truth in what they say

tenía algo de revolucionario — there was something of the revolutionary in him

tengo algo de prisa — I'm in a bit of a hurry

se ha cambiado en algo el plan — the plan has been changed slightly

las dos hermanas se parecen en algo — there is a certain likeness between the two sisters

¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?

al nacer pesó tres kilos y algo — she weighed just over three kilos at birth

casi me da algo cuando falló el penalti — I nearly died when he missed the penalty

si no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day

ya es algo —

ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something

¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?

¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?

¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?

me recuerda algo a mi padre — he reminds me a little of my father

la inflación ha subido algo más de dos puntos — inflation has gone up by a little over two points

• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive

había un algo de tristeza en su expresión — there was something sad in his expression

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that