Compound Forms:
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| second-in-command n | (military: deputy) (marina) | segundo de a bordo loc nom m |
| | He was second in command after the commander in chief. |
| | Era el segundo de a bordo después del comandante en jefe. |
| second-in-command n | (responsible if boss absent) | número dos loc nom m |
| | | mano derecha loc nom f |
| | The second-in-command was in charge while the boss was away on a business trip. |
second-rate,
second rate adj | pejorative (not the best, inferior) (peyorativo) | de segunda loc adj |
| | | malo/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | The film was second rate; the acting was poor and the special effects were not convincing. |
| | La película era de segunda, la actuación era mala y los efectos especiales no eran convincentes. |
| | (peyorativo, formal) | de calidad inferior loc adj |
| | | de segundo orden, de segunda fila loc adj |
| | La película era de de calidad inferior, la actuación era mala y los efectos especiales no eran convincentes. |
| second-string n as adj | figurative (sport: substitute) | de reemplazo loc adj |
| second-string n as adj | figurative (sport: second-ranked) | en segundo lugar loc adj |
| second-string n as adj | figurative (second-rate, inferior) | de segunda loc adj |
secondhand,
also UK: second-hand adj | (previously owned, used) | de segunda mano loc adj |
| | | usado/a adj |
| | Iris loves to shop at secondhand book stores. |
| | A Iris le encanta comprar en librerías de segunda mano. |
| | A Iris le encanta comprar en tiendas de libros usados. |
secondhand,
also UK: second-hand adj | (indirect) (información) | de segunda mano loc adj |
| | I only know some secondhand gossip, but I'll give you the gist of what I've heard. |
secondhand,
also UK: second-hand adv | (from previous owner) | en segunda mano loc adv |
| | Mason's suit looks new, but he bought it secondhand. |
secondhand,
also UK: second-hand,
second hand adv | (by indirect means) | de segunda mano loc adv |
| | | indirectamente adv |
| | I can't be sure the rumour is true, as I heard it secondhand. |
| | No sé si el rumor es cierto, lo escuché de segunda mano. |
secondhand clothes,
also UK: second-hand clothes npl | (used clothing) | ropa de segunda mano grupo nom |
| | I buy second-hand clothes in charity shops; you can get great bargains there. |
| | Compro ropa de segunda mano en tiendas de beneficencia; puedes encontrar gangas estupendas ahí. |
secondhand clothing,
also UK: second-hand clothing n | (previously-owned clothes) | ropa de segunda mano grupo nom |
| | | ropa usada nf + adj |
secondhand evidence,
also UK: second-hand evidence n | (law: hearsay) | testimonio de oídas loc nom m |
| | I'm reading an article about the use of second-hand evidence in criminal trials. |
secondhand smoke,
also UK: second-hand smoke n | (involuntarily inhaled smoke) | humo pasivo nm + adj |
| | Second-hand smoke can cause respiratory problems in non-smokers. |
secondhand stoned,
also UK: second-hand stoned adj | slang (from [sb] else's drug-smoking) (literal) | drogado por fumar pasivamente loc adj |
| | The air was thick with cannabis smoke, and everyone was second-hand stoned. |
| split second n | figurative (briefest moment) | instante nm |
| | I thought you were someone else then for a split second. |
| | Por un instante pensé que eras otra persona. |
| take a second look v expr | informal (re-examine) | reexaminar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar una segunda mirada loc verb |
| | Let's take a second look: we may have missed some important clues. |
| | Reexaminémoslo, puede que nos hayamos perdido alguna pista importante. |
| TESL n | initialism (Teaching English as a Second Language) | enseñanza de inglés como segunda lengua nf + loc adj |
thirty-second (US),
demisemiquaver (UK) adj | (musical time) (música) | de fusa loc adj |
thirty-second note (US),
demisemiquaver (UK) n | (music: 1/32 of a whole note) | fusa nf |
| this second adv | informal, figurative (immediately, now) | ahora mismo loc adv |
| | Put down that candy this second! I want you to come here this second. |
| | ¡Ven aquí ahora mismo! |
| | | ya adv |
| | ¡Ven aquí ya! |
twenty-second,
22nd adj | (22nd in a series or list) | vigésimo segundo loc adj |
| | (abreviatura) | 22.º, 22.ª adj |
| | Jenkins is in twenty-second place in the list of the club's most successful players. |
| | Jenkins está en el vigésimo segundo lugar de la lista de los jugadores más exitosos del club. |
twenty-second,
22nd,
the twenty-second,
the 22nd n | (in a series, list: 22nd item, person) | el vigésimo segundo, la vigésima segunda loc nm, loc nf |
| | (abreviatura) | el 22.º, la 22.ª loc nm, loc nf |
the twenty-second,
the 22nd n | (twenty-second day of the month) | el veintidós, el 22 loc nom m |
| | | veintidós, 22 nm |
the twenty-second of,
22nd,
22nd of,
the 22nd,
the 22nd of n | UK (twenty-second day of specified month) | el veintidós de [+ mes] loc nom m |
| | | el 22 de [+ mes] loc nom m |
| Note: The written form "22 January" may also be used. |
| | The agreement was signed on the twenty-second of January 1982. |
| | Firmaron el acuerdo el veintidós de enero de 1982. |
upper second-class,
upper second class n as adj | UK (university degree grade: 2:1) | sobresaliente adj mf |
| wait a second interj | informal (wait for a moment) | un segundo, por favor interj |
| | Just wait a second; I'm almost ready now. |
| | Un segundo por favor, ya casi estoy lista. |
| WWII n | abbreviation (World War Two) | la Segunda Guerra Mundial n propio f |