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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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