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1 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.) antras pagal gerumą -
2 come off second best
(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) pralaimėti -
3 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.) antras2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) dar vienas, kitas3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) antrasis2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) antras3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) antrasis2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundantas4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) pritarti, paremti5. noun(a secondary school.) vidurinė mokykla- 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.) sekundė2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) akimirka -
4 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.) antrarūšis, antros kategorijos2) ((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.) antros klasės
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