Translations for „seconds“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . sec·ond¹ [ˈsekənd] ADJ

1. second usu attr (next after first):

second

drugi

Brian's going first, who wants to be second?

Brian gre prvi, kdo bi rad bil drugi?

he was the second person to qualify

kvalificiral se je kot drugi

the second time

drugič

the second time

ponovno

2. second (next after winner):

second

drugi

to finish second

priti na cilj [kot] drugi

to be in second place

biti na drugem mestu

to be in second place

biti drugi

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

second

drugi naj-

England's second city

drugo najpomembnejše mesto v Angliji

the second biggest town

drugo največje mesto

to be second only to sb/sth

biti takoj za kom/čim

to be second to none

prekašati vse

to be second to none

biti superioren

4. second attr (another):

second

drug

second car

drugi avto

to give sb a second chance

dati komu še eno možnost

to have second thoughts

imeti pomisleke

to have second thoughts

še enkrat premisliti

without a second thought

brez pomisleka

to play second fiddle to sb

biti druga violina

to be second nature to sb

preiti komu v meso in kri

II . sec·ond¹ [ˈsekənd] N

1. second Brit UNIV:

second

≈ štirica f

an upper/a lower second

plus/minus štiri

2. second no pl AUTO:

second

druga [prestava] f

3. second (extra helping):

seconds pl

repete m

4. second Brit inf (dessert):

seconds pl

poobedek m

seconds pl

sladica f

seconds pl

desert m

5. second (imperfect item):

second

blago n druge kakovosti

III . sec·ond¹ [ˈsekənd] ADV

second

drugič

IV . sec·ond¹ [ˈsekənd] VB trans (support, back up)

second proposal

podpirati [perf podpreti]

second proposal

zagovarjati

sec·ond² [ˈsekənd] N

1. second (sixtieth of a minute):

second

sekunda f

with [only] seconds to spare

v zadnji sekundi

2. second (very short time):

second

sekunda f

second

trenutek m

second

hip m

you go on, I'll only be a second

kar pojdi, takoj pridem za teboj

for a split second

za delček sekunde

sec·ond ˈbest ADJ

second best

drugi najboljši

to come off second best fig

potegniti kratko

to settle for second best

biti z malim zadovoljen

sec·ond ˈcham·ber N POL

second chamber

zgornji dom m

I . sec·ond ˈclass N no pl

second class (mail)

navadna pošta f

second class (in travel)

drugi razred m

II . sec·ond ˈclass ADV

1. second class TRANSP:

to travel second class

potovati v drugem razredu

2. second class Brit (by second-class mail):

second class

z navadno pošto

sec·ond ˈcous·in N

second cousin

bratranec (sestrična) m (f) v drugem kolenu

sec·ond-ˈguess VB trans esp Am

1. second-guess (forecast):

second-guess

napovedovati [perf napovedati]

to second-guess sb

napovedati, kaj bo kdo napravil

2. second-guess (criticize with hindsight):

second-guess

naknadno/pozneje kritizirati

I . ˈsec·ond-hand ADJ

1. second-hand (used):

second-hand

rabljen

second-hand clothes

ponošen

second-hand car

rabljen avto

2. second-hand attr (for second-hand goods):

second-hand

rabljen

second-hand

iz druge roke

second-hand bookshop

antikvariat

second-hand shop

starinarna

second-hand shop

trgovina z rabljenimi predmeti

3. second-hand (obtained from sb else):

second-hand information, experience

iz druge roke

II . ˈsec·ond-hand ADV

1. second-hand (in used condition):

second-hand

rabljeno

second-hand

ponošeno

2. second-hand (from third party):

second-hand

iz druge roke

sec·ond ˈhand N

second hand

sekundni kazalec m

sec·ond lieu·ˈten·ant N

second lieutenant

podporočnik m

sec·ond-ˈrate ADJ pej

second-rate

drugorazreden

split ˈsecond N

split second

trenutek m

sec·ond-de·gree ˈburn N

second-degree burn

opeklina f druge stopnje

Usage examples with seconds

with [only] seconds to spare

v zadnji sekundi

she came within two seconds of beating the world record

samo za dve sekundi je zgrešila svetovni rekord

in a matter of seconds he was by her side

v le nekaj sekundah je bil pri njej

to be clocked at [or to clock] 10 seconds in [or for] the 100 metres

100 m preteči v 10 sekundah

you can drink a pint in two seconds? I'd like to see that!

pol litra lahko spiješ v dveh sekundah? no, to bi pa res rad videl!

THEAT to play out the last few seconds/the rest of the first half, SPORTS

odigrati zadnjih nekaj sekund/preostanek prvega polčasa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ragtime won by 4 minutes, 31 seconds in a record-breaking finish.

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He also owned up to repeatedly holding his lover's boyfriend against a piping hot radiator for up to 20 seconds, causing three separate burns.

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The time between the onset of initial symptoms and the start of frank asphyxiation (and rapid unconsciousness) can be as short as seconds.

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He set school records in long jump, with a leap of 6.95 meters, and 200 meters, with a time of 21.76 seconds.

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One hundred and four seconds after launch, longitudinal resonance within the rocket's strap-on booster rockets caused the vehicle to disintegrate.

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Dental practitioners recommend spending a full two minutes brushing, focusing on each quadrant of the mouth for 30 seconds.

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The audio-visual equipment allows reporters to both write about and film stories as they happen, and the articles can be published on-line within seconds.

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It measures the seconds needed for whole blood to clot upon exposure to an activator of the intrinsic pathway.

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We thought we'd give them two seconds of breathing room.

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The song begins with the sound of violins for about 20 seconds.

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