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| second adj | (alternate) | tweede rangtelw. |
| | | ander bn |
| | The blue is my second choice. Is there a second option? |
| second adj | (music: instrumentalists) (muziek) | tweede rangtelw. |
| | The second violins played out of tune. |
| second adj | (another) | nog bw |
| | | tweede rangtelw. |
| | I'll have a second cup of tea, please. |
| second n | (boxer's assistant) (boksen) | secondant, helper nw de |
| | The boxer's second threw in the towel. |
second,
2nd,
second gear,
2nd gear n | (2nd automobile gear) (versnelling) | z'n twee |
| | | tweede nw |
| | On a hill, shift into second. |
| | de |
| second n | (baseball: base) (honkbal) | tweede honk nw het |
| | The runner stole second. |
| second n | (baseball: position) (honkbal) | het tweede honk spelen |
| | The player on first base runs to second. |
second,
2nd n | (musical interval) (muziek) | secunde nw de |
| | The next chord change is a second. |
| second n | (angle: 60th part of a minute) | boogseconde nw de |
| | The coordinates are thirty degrees, two minutes and ten seconds north. |
| second vtr | (assist, support) | bijstaan, helpen, ondersteunen overg.ww |
| | Jason wants to second his friend in the match. |
| second vtr | UK (military: transfer) (leger) | overplaatsen, detacheren overg.ww |
| | He was seconded to Guam for four years. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| Advent n | (religion: coming of Christ) (religie) | advent nw de |
| | The idea of Advent was developed long after Jesus lived. |
| give it a second thought v expr | informal (rethink) | twee keer nadenken frase |
| | | overwegen overg.ww |
| | He dropped what he was doing and went to her without giving it a second thought. |
| | Hij liet alles vallen waar hij mee bezig was en ging naar haar toe zonder twee keer nadenken. |
| have second thoughts (about [sth]) v expr | (reconsider) | heroverwegen overg.ww |
| | | zich bedenken wk.ww |
| play second fiddle v expr | figurative (be considered less important) (figuurlijk) | in de schaduw staan van frase |
| | | een ondergeschikte rol spelen frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | de tweede viool spelen frase |
| | She always played second fiddle to her talented older sister. |
| second cousin n | (child of your parent's cousin) (mannelijk) | achterneef nw de |
| | (vrouwelijk) | achternicht nw de |
| | My second cousin is very dear to me. |
| second cousin n | colloquial (your parent's cousin) (mannelijk) | neef nw de |
| | (vrouwelijk) | nicht nw de |
| Opmerking: Your parents' cousins are your first cousins once removed, but many native speakers refer to them as second cousins. |
| second cousin n | colloquial (child of your cousin) (mannelijk) | neef nw de |
| | (vrouwelijk) | nicht nw de |
| Opmerking: Your cousins' children are your first cousins once removed, but many native speakers refer to them as second cousins. |
| | My mother's second cousin has moved out of state. |
| second fiddle n | figurative (less important status) (figuurlijk) | tweede viool bn + nw de |
| | | ondergeschikte rol bn+nw de |
| | The Vice President will always play second fiddle to the President. |
| second-floor n as adj | UK (on second storey above ground level) (verdieping) | tweede bn |
| | | op de tweede verdieping woordgr. |
| | I wouldn't mind living in a second-floor flat if the building had a lift! |
| second hand adv | (indirectly) (informeel) | via via bw |
| | | uit de tweede hand bw |
| | She wasn't there. She heard about it second hand. |
| second look n | informal (further attention) | nadere bestudering bn + nw de |
| | At first I thought the student's essay was hopeless, but a second look revealed some promising passages. |
| a second thought n | informal (consideration) | aandacht, belangstelling nw de, ont. |
| | (figuurlijk) | oog nw het, ont. |
| | Most people don't give a second thought to the problems of the homeless. |
| | De meeste mensen hebben geen oog voor de problemen van daklozen. |
second thought,
on second thought (US),
second thoughts,
on second thoughts (UK) interj | informal (change of mind) | bij nader inzien, alhoewel tw |
| | I need to speak to the kids about this; on second thoughts, perhaps I'll wait until my husband gets home. |
| second wind n | informal, figurative (fresh burst of energy) | nieuwe energie bn + nw de |
| | | opleving nw de |
| | Now everyone has their second wind, let's get back to work! |
| second-hand clothes npl | (used clothing) | tweedehands kleding, tweedehands kleren bn + nw de |
| | I buy second-hand clothes in charity shops; you can get great bargains there. |
secondhand,
also UK: second-hand adj | (previously owned, used) | tweedehands bn |
| | Iris loves to shop at secondhand book stores. |
| split second n | figurative (briefest moment) | fractie van een seconde nw de |
| | I thought you were someone else then for a split second. |
| take a second look v expr | informal (re-examine) | nog eens bekijken, nog eens bestuderen overg. uitdr. |
| | Let's take a second look: we may have missed some important clues. |
| this second adv | informal, figurative (immediately, now) (informeel) | nu meteen, onmiddellijk, direct bw |
| | Put down that candy this second! I want you to come here this second. |
| wait a second interj | informal (wait for a moment) (informeel) | een ogenblikje!, wacht eens even! tw |
| | Just wait a second; I'm almost ready now. |