Second Coming in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Second Coming in the English»French Dictionary

Second Coming N

Second Coming

second avènement m

Translations for Second Coming in the English»French Dictionary

to come or finish second (in race, competition)

arriver or finir deuxième or en deuxième position

Translations for Second Coming in the French»English Dictionary

second avènement BIBL

Second Coming

passer en second travail, amis:

to come second

être second, c'est déjà très bien!

even to come second is pretty good!

Translations for Second Coming in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

come

sperme m

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

come (now)!

allons!

come, come! (in warning, reproach)

allons, allons!

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

1. come (travel):

come

faire

to come 100 km to see

faire 100 km pour voir

2. come Brit (act) inf:

don't come the innocent with me

ne fais pas l'innocent

to come the heavy-handed father

jouer les pères autoritaires

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:

venir

come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:

arriver

the letter came on Monday

la lettre est arrivée lundi

your turn will come

ton tour arrivera

to come after sb (chase)

poursuivre qn

to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane

prendre

I came on foot/by bike

je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down stairs, street

descendre

to come up stairs, street

monter

to come down from Scotland/from Alaska

venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska

to come from airport, hospital

venir de

to come into house, room

entrer dans

the train came into the station

le train est entré en gare

to come past car, person:

passer

to come through person: town centre, tunnel

passer par

to come through water, object: window etc

traverser

to come to school, telephone

venir à

to come to the door

venir ouvrir

to come to the surface

remonter à la surface

to come to the company as apprentice, consultant

entrer dans l'entreprise comme

to come to do

venir faire

to come running

arriver en courant

to come limping down the street

descendre la rue en boitant

to come crashing to the ground structure:

s'écraser au sol

to come streaming through the window light:

entrer à flots par la fenêtre

lunch is ready, come and get it!

le déjeuner est prêt, à table!

when the time comes

lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do

le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming!

j'arrive!

come to mummy

viens voir maman

to come and go

aller et venir

you can come and go as you please

tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go

les modes vont et viennent

come next week/year

la semaine/l'année prochaine

come Christmas/Summer

à Noël/en été

there may come a time or day when you regret it

tu pourrais le regretter un jour

for some time to come

encore quelque temps

there's still the meal/speech to come

il y a encore le repas/discours

2. come (approach):

come

s'approcher

to come and see/help sb

venir voir/aider qn

to come to sb for money, advice

venir demander [qc] à qn

I could see it coming (of accident)

je le voyais venir

don't come any closer

ne vous approchez pas (plus)

he came to the job with preconceived ideas

quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues

to come close or near to doing

faillir faire

3. come (call, visit):

come dustman, postman:

passer

come cleaner:

venir

I've come to do

je viens faire

I've come about

je viens au sujet de

I've come for

je viens chercher

my brother is coming for me at 10 am

mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

they're coming for the weekend

ils viennent pour le week-end

I've got six people coming to dinner

j'ai six personnes à dîner

my sister is coming to stay with us

ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous

4. come (attend):

come

venir

I can't or won't be able to come

je ne pourrai pas venir

come as you are

venez comme vous êtes

to come to meeting, party, wedding

venir à

to come with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

do you want to come fishing?

est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche?

5. come:

to come to (reach) water:

venir jusqu'à

to come to dress, carpet, curtain:

arriver à

I've just come to the chapter where …

j'en suis juste au chapitre où …

6. come (happen):

how did you come to do?

comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing/not doing

voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas

how come?

comment ça se fait?

how come you lost?

comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu?

come what may

advienne que pourra

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles viennent

when you come to think of it

à la réflexion

come to think of it, you're right

en fait, tu as raison

7. come (begin):

to come to believe/hate/understand

finir par croire/détester/comprendre

8. come:

to come from (originate from) person: city, country etc

être originaire de, venir de

to come from word, song, legend: country, language

venir de

to come from substance, food: raw material

provenir de

to come from coins, stamps: place, collection

provenir de

to come from smell, sound: place

venir de

to come from France fruit, painting:

provenir de France

to come from France person:

être français/-e

to come from a long line of artists

être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes

9. come (be available):

to come in sizes, colours

exister en

to come with a radio/sunroof

être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant

to come with chips

être servi avec des frites

to come with matching napkins

être vendu avec les serviettes assorties

calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this

il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là

10. come:

to come to (tackle) problem, subject

aborder

I'll come to that in a moment

je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment

to come to sth or to doing sth late in life

se mettre à faire qc sur le tard

11. come (develop):

it comes with practice/experience

cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience

wisdom comes with age

la sagesse vient en vieillissant

12. come (be situated):

come

venir

to come after

suivre, venir après

to come before (in time, list, queue)

précéder

to come before (in importance)

passer avant

to come within terms

faire partie de

to come first/last athlete, horse:

arriver premier/dernier

where did you come?

tu es arrivé combien? inf

where did you come?

tu es arrivé à quelle place?

my family comes first

ma famille passe avant tout

nothing can come between us

rien ne peut nous séparer

don't let this come between us

on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to try to come between two people

essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes

nothing comes between me and my football!

pour moi le foot c'est sacré!

13. come (be due):

the house comes to me when they die

la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront

death/old age comes to us all

tout le monde meurt/vieillit

he had it coming (to him) inf

ça lui pendait au nez

they got what was coming to them inf

ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient

14. come (be a question of):

when it comes to sth/to doing

lorsqu'il s'agit de qc/de faire

15. come (have orgasm):

come inf

jouir

V.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm]

come again inf?

pardon?

I don't know if I'm coming or going

je ne sais plus où j'en suis

‘how do you like your tea?’—‘as it comes’

‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’—‘ça m'est égal’

he's as stupid/honest as they come

il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui

come to that or if it comes to that, you may be right

en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock/a surprise

être un choc/une surprise

I.coming [Brit ˈkʌmɪŋ, Am ˈkəmɪŋ] N

1. coming (arrival):

coming

arrivée f

coming and going

va-et-vient m inv

comings and goings

allées et venues fpl

2. coming (approach):

coming (of winter, old age)

approche f

coming (of new era, event)

arrivée f

3. coming REL:

coming

avènement m

II.coming [Brit ˈkʌmɪŋ, Am ˈkəmɪŋ] ADJ

coming election, event

prochain

coming attr strike

qui s'annonce

coming after n war, campaign

qui se prépare

coming after n months, weeks

à venir after n

I leave this coming Monday

je pars (ce) lundi

Second Coming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Second Coming in the English»French Dictionary

come <came, come, coming> [kʌm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come

arriver

to come towards sb

venir vers qn

the year to come

l'année à venir

to come to sb's rescue

venir au secours de qn

to come from a place

venir d'un endroit

to come from a rich family

être issu d'une famille riche

2. come (happen):

come

arriver

how come?

comment ça se fait ?

3. come (exist):

to come in a size/colour

être disponible en une taille/une couleur

this shirt comes with the pants

cette chemise est vendue avec le pantalon

to come cheap(er)

coûter moins cher

as it comes

comme ça vient

4. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent with sb

se comporter comme un pauvre petit innocent avec qn

5. come (become):

to come loose

se desserrer

to come open

s'ouvrir

6. come inf (have an orgasm):

come

jouir

Phrases:

to come clean about sth

révéler qc

to have it coming

n'avoir que ce que l'on mérite

to come unstuck Aus, Brit

se décoller

come again?

comment?

don't come it (with me)!

ne me le fait pas!

come to that!

au fait!

I.coming ADJ

1. coming (next):

coming year

prochain(e)

coming generation

futur(e)

2. coming (approaching):

coming

à venir

coming hurricane

qui approche

coming difficulties

qui s'annonce

in the coming weeks

dans les semaines à venir

this coming Sunday

ce dimanche

II.coming N

1. coming (arrival):

coming

venue f

2. coming REL:

the coming of the Messiah

l'avènement m du Messie

Phrases:

comings and goings

les allées et venues fpl

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)

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The second coming will coincide with the resurrection and translation of the righteous, as described in.

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The second coming will be followed by a millennial reign of the saints in heaven.

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Peter convinces him to make his second coming public.

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According to church teaching, the true gospel will be taught in all parts of the world prior to the Second Coming.

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Linguistic support for a one-event Second Coming are in the words meet and coming in.

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Together with his return to earth in his second coming he will be the best judge among all people on earth.

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The second coming of the show proved unpopular and was ended after only one series.

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Some have thought this refers to the Second Coming, an event most hold did not happen within the lifetimes of those present.

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He is best known for his work with the post-grunge band Second Coming.

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The second coming seems to be the 21st century buzz word... people actually waiting around to find out baffles me.

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