second chamber in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for second chamber in the English»French Dictionary

second chamber N

second chamber

chambre f haute

Translations for second chamber in the English»French Dictionary

I.chamber [Brit ˈtʃeɪmbə, Am ˈtʃeɪmbər] N

1. chamber (room):

chamber

chambre f

2. chamber Brit POL:

the upper/lower chamber

la Chambre des lords/des communes

3. chamber ANAT:

chamber (of heart)

cavité f

chamber (of eye)

chambre f

4. chamber (in caving):

chamber

salle f

5. chamber TECH:

chamber

chambre f

II.chambers N

chambers npl LAW:

chambers

cabinet m

to hear a case in chambers

juger une affaire en cabinet

I.second N [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd]

1. second:

second (unit of time) MATH, PHYS

seconde f

second (instant)

instant m

the whole thing was over in seconds

tout s'est passé en (l'espace de) quelques secondes

with (just) seconds to spare

à quelques secondes près

this won't take a second

cela ne prendra qu'un instant

now just a second!

un instant, là!

(with)in seconds she was asleep

elle s'est endormie en l'espace de quelques instants

they should arrive any second now

ils devraient arriver d'un instant à l'autre

we arrived at six o'clock to the second

nous sommes arrivés à six heures pile

2. second (ordinal number):

second

deuxième mf

second

second/-e m/f

she came a good or close second

elle ne s'est fait battre que de justesse dans la course

X was the most popular in the survey, but Y came a close second

dans le sondage X était le plus populaire mais Y suivait de près

he came a poor second

il est arrivé deuxième, mais loin derrière le premier

his family comes a poor second to his desire for success

sa famille passe loin après son désir de réussir

the problem of crime was seen as second only to unemployment

le problème du crime venait juste derrière le chômage

3. second (date):

the second of May

le deux mai

4. second Brit UNIV:

upper/lower second

≈ licence f avec mention bien/assez bien

5. second:

second, a. second gear MOTOR

deuxième f

second, a. second gear MOTOR

seconde f

in second

en deuxième or seconde

6. second (defective article):

second

article m à défauts

these plates are (slight) seconds

ce sont des assiettes à défauts

7. second:

second (in boxing, wrestling)

soigneur m

second (in duel)

témoin m

seconds out (of the ring)! (in boxing, wrestling)

soigneurs, hors du ring!

8. second MUS (interval):

second

seconde f

II.seconds N

seconds npl [ˈsekəndz] inf:

seconds

rab m inf

to ask for/have seconds

demander/prendre du rab inf

III.second ADJ [ˈsekənd]

second

deuxième, second

for the second time

pour la deuxième fois

the second teeth

les dents définitives

second violin MUS

second violon

he thinks he's a second Churchill

il se prend pour un second Churchill

every second day/Monday

un jour/un lundi sur deux

to have or take a second helping (of sth)

reprendre (de qc)

to have a second chance to do sth

avoir une nouvelle chance de faire

you won't get a second chance! (good opportunity)

l'occasion ne se représentera pas

you won't get a second chance! (to take exams)

tu n'auras pas de deuxième chance

to ask for a second opinion (from doctor)

demander l'opinion d'un autre médecin

to ask for a second opinion (from lawyer)

demander l'opinion d'un autre avocat

I like this one, but can you give me a second opinion?

j'aime bien celui-ci, mais qu'en penses-tu?

IV.second ADV [ˈsekənd]

1. second (in second place):

second

deuxième

to come or finish second (in race, competition)

arriver or finir deuxième or en deuxième position

I agreed to speak second

j'ai accepté de parler le deuxième

to travel second

voyager en deuxième classe

the second biggest/most beautiful building

le deuxième bâtiment de par sa grandeur/sa beauté

the second oldest in the family

le deuxième de la famille

his loyalty to the firm comes second to or after his personal ambition

sa loyauté envers la société passe après son ambition personnelle

the fact that he's my father comes second

le fait qu'il soit mon père est secondaire

Phrases:

second, a. secondly

deuxièmement

second, I have to say…

deuxièmement, je dois dire…

V.second VB trans

1. second (help) (gen):

second person

seconder

second SPORTS boxer

être le soigneur de

second duellist

être le témoin de

2. second [ˈsekənd] (support):

second (gen) person

soutenir

second idea

appuyer

second (in debate, election) motion, resolution, vote of thanks

appuyer

3. second [sɪˈkɒnd]:

second MIL, COMM

détacher (from de, to à)

VI.second

every second counts

chaque seconde compte

to be second nature (to sb)

être automatique (chez qn)

to be second to none

être sans pareil

to do sth without (giving it) a second thought

faire qc sans réfléchir

he didn't give them a second thought

il ne s'est pas posé de questions à leur sujet

on second thoughts

à la réflexion

to have second thoughts

avoir quelques hésitations or doutes

to have second thoughts about doing

avoir moins envie de faire

to get one's second wind

trouver son second souffle

second chamber in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for second chamber in the English»French Dictionary

second chamber N POL

second chamber

deuxième chambre f

Translations for second chamber in the English»French Dictionary

chamber [ˈtʃeɪmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

chamber

chambre f

chamber of the heart

cavité f

Upper/Lower chamber

Chambre haute/basse

combustion chamber

chambre à combustion

I.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADJ

1. second (after first):

second

deuxième

every second week/year

tous les quinze jours/deux ans

2. second (after winner):

second

second(e)

3. second (not first in importance, size):

second

deuxième

to be second only to sb/sth

être juste derrière qn/qc

to be second to none

être le meilleur

4. second (another):

second car, chance

deuxième

to be a second Mozart

être un nouveau Mozart

to ask for a second opinion

demander un deuxième avis

to have second thoughts about sth

ne plus être sûr de qc

II.second¹ [ˈsekənd] N

1. second Brit (degree grade):

second

licence avec mention bien/assez bien

2. second no art, no pl (second gear):

second

seconde f

to change down to second

rétrograder en seconde

3. second pl (extra helping):

second

supplément m

anyone for seconds?

est-ce que qn en veut encore?

4. second (imperfect item):

second

article m de deuxième choix

5. second (in a duel):

second

témoin m

6. second (in boxing):

second

soigneur m

III.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADV

second

deuxième

IV.second¹ [ˈsekənd] VB trans

1. second (support):

second

appuyer

I'll second that

je suis d'accord

2. second Brit, Aus MIL:

second

détacher

to be seconded from sth to sth

être détaché de qc vers qc

second² [ˈsekənd] N

second

seconde f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To the right of the entrance is a second chamber with its roofstone almost in place.

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It was represented in the second chamber of the parliament, which was directly elected.

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He was elected to the second chamber of parliament from 19651970, and then from 1971 of the unicameral parliament until 1984.

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But this was nevertheless only an indicative vote and many political and legislative hurdles remained to be overcome for supporters of an elected second chamber.

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The first chamber was overwhelmingly for the proposal with the result 10816, but the proponents feared a defeat in the second chamber.

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At mid-day in midwinter the sun rides along a ridge of the mountains to the south and shines directly into the second chamber.

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At the same time, the second chamber was being filled with raw material.

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It was approved in the second chamber by 149 to 49 but voted down in the first chamber with 62 to 36.

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The second chamber is linked to the first by a rectangular (and is not accessible to the public).

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This second chamber later became known as the premire des enqutes.

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