second

deuxième, second

Qui vient juste après la première personne ou chose dans un ordre.

En anglais simple : Coming immediately after the first person or thing in an order.

• This is my second visit.
• She finished in second place.
• Did you read the second chapter?

Expressions courantes : second place, second floor, second attempt

secondaire

Moins important ou moins puissant que la personne ou la chose qui occupe le premier rang.

En anglais simple : Less important or powerful than the person or thing ranked first.

• Work takes second place in his life.
• Safety must never be a second priority.
• He accepted a second role in the team.

Comment l'utiliser : second to someone/something (For her, work is second to family.)

Synonymes : secondary, subordinate

Contraires : primary

Expressions courantes : second priority, second choice, second place

second, nouveau

Une autre personne ou chose qui ressemble à une personne ou chose précédente.

En anglais simple : Another person or thing similar to a particular earlier one.

• They called her a second Mozart.
• The accident threatened to become a second disaster of the same kind.
• His fans hoped he would be a second Shakespeare.

Synonymes : another

Expressions courantes : a second someone, a second disaster

en deuxième position

À la place juste après la personne ou la chose la mieux classée.

En anglais simple : In the position immediately below the highest or best.

• This tree is second tallest.
• Our team ranked second in the league.
• She is the second fastest runner in her class.

Expressions courantes : second largest, second best, rank second

deuxièmement

Après la première personne, action ou étape et avant la troisième.

En anglais simple : After one person, action, or event and before the third.

• You can go second.
• She spoke second at the meeting.
• First, wash the rice; second, add water.

Synonymes : secondly

Expressions courantes : go second, speak second, bat second

seconde

Petite unité de temps : soixante secondes font une minute.

En anglais simple : A very short unit of time; sixty of these make one minute.

• Wait one second.
• The race lasted forty seconds.
• How many seconds are left on the timer?

Expressions courantes : one second, ten seconds, wait a second, per second

article de second choix

Produit vendu moins cher à cause de petits défauts.

En anglais simple : A product sold more cheaply because small faults make it less than perfect.

• This plate is a factory second.
• The shop sells seconds at lower prices.
• She bought some seconds with tiny marks on the edges.

Expressions courantes : factory second, buy a second

appuyer, soutenir

Soutenir officiellement la proposition d’une autre personne pour que le groupe puisse en discuter ou la voter.

En anglais simple : To officially support another person’s proposal so that a group can discuss or vote on it.

• I second the proposal.
• Another member seconded her nomination.
• Will anyone second this motion?

Synonymes : support, back

Contraires : oppose

Expressions courantes : second a motion, second a nomination, second a proposal, second a resolution